Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like a 19mm lens on safari: http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/40607394 ;-) Tina On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 6:53 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > Yes, but was it unethical and disingenuous? If so, you are just speaking > your mind. Nothing wrong with that. > > My point is rather that IMHO, they are pretty good photos for the piece. > Not the best there is, but hey this is only the New York Times. > ;-)And if the advice is that for safari shoot, if you can only take one > or two > lens, take the longest you can is probably a good one. Not that I have done > any wildlife shooting in any stretch of imagination... > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hmmm. I seem to be doing that a lot this weekend. Perhaps letting off > steam > > from the pressure of work lately. I managed to completely insult a PhD > from > > Stanford on Friday who's publication I called, in a private email to him, > > unethical and disingenuous. > > > > So my apologies if I was to direct and not PC; just where I am right > now... > > Bob > > > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Richard Man < > richard at richardmanphoto.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Wow Bob, that's brutal :-) > > > > > > Well, it's hard for anyone to compete with Nick. The NYT photos are > good, > > > not exceptional, but certainly in the category of nothing wrong with > > them. > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for the pointer Greg. Interesting. I actually like the 55mm > > > opening > > > > shot the best, but then I'm more of a landscape person... > > > > > > > > IMO the photos are just so so. Kind of the "shots everyone takes" > > images. > > > > Don't know if you've ever seen the work of Nick Brandt ( > > > > http://www.nickbrandt.com ). Of course few, if any, photographers > can > > > see > > > > and produce images as he's done. I do think, though, that I would try > > to > > > > break out of the "take the longest lens you can carry" approach. > > > > > > > > There is a very good interview in LensWork with Nick Brandt that I > > > enjoyed: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.nickbrandt.com/UserImages/11/11129/file/Lenswork%20Nov%2005.pdf > > > > I also know that Jayanand produces some amazing images of wildlife > that > > > > show more of their interaction with their environment. Tina has also > > > shown > > > > some wonderful African safari images; one I particularly remember was > > of > > > a > > > > group of lions taken with a WA lens. Buried somewhere deep in the LUG > > > > archives... > > > > > > > > At any rate, I think NYT article provides some thought provoking (for > > me > > > > anyway, as you can see by this post!) material. Mostly, for me, on > what > > > not > > > > to do... > > > > > > > > Again, thanks for posting. I found the article very useful, though > > > perhaps > > > > not in the way the photographer intended. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 8:55 AM, Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at > > > > gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Spotted this in The New York Times Travel Section. Know there are > > some > > > > > safari-photo-folks on list and wanted to share this. > > > > > > > > > > Enjoy. > > > > > > > > > > Greg Rubenstein > > > > > > > > > > > How to Photograph a Safari > > > > > > > > > > > An expert lensman learns that a good zoom is key, but so is > > patience. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/travel/a-photographers-tips-on-capturing-wildlife-in-kenya.html?nl=travel&emc=tda4 > > > > > > > > > > > > Slide Show: Photographing on Safari > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/02/24/travel/26onassignment.html?nl=travel&emc=tda4 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Bob Adler > > > > Redwood City, CA > > > > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Bob Adler > > Redwood City, CA > > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com