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