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