Better
Wildlife Photos
Wildlife
Photography
Wildlife
photography is often assumed to be an exciting and high
adventure genre of photography. In reality it is extremely
challenging and wildlife photographers find themselves
at the mercy of inclement weather and sometimes even face
danger. Here are some suggestions for this specialized
form of photography.
Understand
the life form that you plan to photograph in terms of
living habits, habitat and behavior. In other words you
need a perspective on ‘a day in the life of’
your wildlife subject. Books and online research will
throw light on your subject. The importance of getting
acquainted with the behavior of the animal is a lot more
important when you have to shoot dangerous jungle animals
that can attack like lions or tigers or even bears. Animals
will become aware of you when you enter close to their
habitat but will usually not attack if you keep your distance.
But you have to be clear on the distance at which an animal
will begin to feel threatened by your presence and decide
to attack you.
It
goes without saying that you can’t expect any kind
cooperation from your subject! You have to fit yourself
in, place yourself in a vantage point and have your camera
set and ready and then wait for the ’right moment’
to take the shot that you are looking for.
You
may have to wait many days before you can capture the
right shot. Your subject could not care less if the light
is diminishing or the light is at its best. You may have
perfect light conditions on a particular day but your
subject may not be in the right spot for you to take the
shot.
You
need telephoto lenses to shoot from a distance and other
camera features like Center-weighted metering. The Center-weighted
meter allows you to meter the wildlife subject at the
center of the frame and vary the size of the sensing area
based on the dimensions of the subject and its distance
from you.
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Author,
Chris Haslego
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