Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No worries, I'll let you know ;-) > You should have - I would have come like a shot! (-: > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:06 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote: >> Hey Jay, you did not tell me you were heading off to Tanzania ;-) I was >> going to ask you if you wanted to visit a gorilla or two >> >> Cheers >> >> Alastair >> >>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >