Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You should have - I would have come like a shot! (-: Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:06 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: > Hey Jay, you did not tell me you were heading off to Tanzania ;-) I was > going to ask you if you wanted to visit a gorilla or two > > Cheers > > Alastair > >> Greg, >> Thanks for the link - lovely slideshow, but I have to take issue with >> parts of the article. >> >> I disagree completely with the writer's recommendation to carry a >> monopod, I have found anything but a beanbag useless, especially if >> you are shooting from Toyota Landcruisers or Nissan Patrols in Africa, >> where you primarily shoot from the roof of the vehicle. It might be of >> very minimal use from Landrovers, which have larger openings at seat >> level, provided you have a vehicle all to yourself! >> >> Secondly, Henning and Howard were shooting away with lightweight Lumix >> bodies and 100-300 lenses (200-600 in 35mm terms) in Kenya last time, >> which would be a much better choice for the average safari goer, maybe >> even an all-in-one camera like the Nikon P500. Unless you are >> committed to wildlife photography, the weight gets you down - I am >> leaving for Tanzania tonight, and my hand baggage must be a muscle >> wrenching 15 kilos or so. >> >> Patience is essential in most forms of photography, so why should this >> be different? Of course, in the open grasslands of the Mara far less >> patience is required than in the forests of India...(-: >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 10:25 PM, 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information