Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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>