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Subject: [Leica] How to photograph a safari
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:14:09 -0800
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Of course it was!

On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 3:53 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
> > > > >
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> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Bob Adler
> > > > Redwood City, CA
> > > > http://www.rgaphoto.com
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
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> > >
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-- 
Bob Adler
Redwood City, CA
http://www.rgaphoto.com


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