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Subject: [Leica] How to photograph a safari
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Bob Adler)
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:18:55 -0800
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Does he have anything online Jayanand?
Thanks,
Bob

Bob Adler
http://www.rgaphoto.com

On Feb 25, 2012, at 8:13 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> I have just purchased four 18x12 signed prints (two B&W, two Colour)
> from the doyen of Indian wildlife photography, T.N.A.Perumal for the
> princely sum of US$400 - that too, his personal choice of shots over
> his 50 year career...
> 
> On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Richard Man
> <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
>> I believe the new book has stuff from both "A Shadow  Falls" and "On this
>> Earth" and supposedly better printing.
>> 
>> I like his stuff and not that much that I want the new book since I do 
>> have
>> both of the earlier books earlier.
>> 
>> You can get a 3x5 feet print or something like that for $10K to $15K.
>> Almost a bargain comparing to Sherman's stuff :-)
>> 
>> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 5:19 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> Oh great - another way to spend.  I went to  Nick Brandt's site, and 
>>> there
>>> I found my copy of "On This Earth" with the caption, "Do not buy, it is a
>>> POS" or similar.   Turns out there is a more recent version, signed, 
>>> with a
>>> tipped-on print on the cover, supposedly much better printing.  Of 
>>> course I
>>> will order it, it is one of my favorites.  Speaking of normal lenses, 
>>> what
>>> do you bet there are guys with some serious firepower standing behind him
>>> while he walks up on these critters?
>>> 
>>> Ken
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 2/25/2012 4:22 PM, Robert Adler 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<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<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<http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/02/24/travel/26onassignment.html?nl=travel&emc=tda4>
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