The core activity in Wildlife Photography is to capture great pictures of Wildlife,
but I hope you will all agree with me that, it also has to be enjoyed and this has a lot to do with the place you choose to undertake your activity. In this article I have provided you with five places where I think will be appropriate for wildlife photography
#1 Bristol Zoo Gardens in England is a place that has over 450 species of plain and endangered animals from several parts of the world, including monkeys,gorillas, butterflies, birds, Asiatic Lions and reptiles. Visitors to this place can also take advantage of the animal show and expert talk that the zoo offers and also have the chance to partake in a yearly festival in the summer of every year, characterised by music events.This place without any doubts will be a suitable place for wildlife photography
#2 Ranthambore national park in India is one of the most well known Wildlife tourist attraction spots in India and has the reputation of attracting many Wildlife Photographers from all corners of the world. This national park can boast of Wildlife animals like Jackals, Leopards, Tigers, Jungle cats, Wild boar, Chinkara just to mention a few. Entry and exit times to this park during summer and winter times differ. Because of the shorter day duration during the winter, people are allowed to enter the park late during the day and made to leave early in the day.
In case you are looking to take photos of wildlife animals as part of a holiday trip and looking for a decent accomodation, then look no further, because The Tiger Den and Sher Bagh resorts are just few metres away from the park. Planning to visit India for a wildlife photography experience? then checkout Ranthambore park
#3 Kruger National Park is another great place for Wildlife photography. Located in South Africa this park goes down in history as one of the best places where the best of wildlife can be experienced. With a size of nearly 2 milion hectres, this park has a vast of species. Among these are 507 birds, 114 reptiles, 49 fish, 34 amphibians and 147 mammals which can present Wildlife photographers with a great deal of options. There are very decent accomodations at the site if you intend to stay over for sometime and reservations can either be made either directly or online.
If you intend to add more fun to your Wildlife photography experience, there are other activities like, biking and hiking that you can engage in. Don't worry about how to familiarize with the surroundings, because there are well trained guides playing the role of trail leaders to brief you about the natural surroundings of the place. If you happen to be anywhere in South Africa or happen to travel there as a Wildlife photgrapher, then Kruger National park is the place to be
#4 If you happen to find yourself in Canada then one of the best places you can find for Phographing Wildlife is the Jasper National Park of Canada. This park goes down in history as the largest rocky mountain park in Canada. If you are looking for a Wildlife photography experience of your life in Canada, then Jasper National Park is the answer. This place can boast of large numbers of elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer, mountain lions, wolves, grizzly bears among others. No need to worry about your way around the place, since there are properly trained guides to brief you about exactly what you need to know about the place. If you intend to stay over for a while for your photography experience, Jasper has hostels, hotels and houses to accomodate you. You can also add to your Wildlife experience by also engaging in hiking, skiing and horse riding which is offered at the place. Guess you've been wondering about the operation times, well, the park is opened throughout the year with the peak seasons being July and August. Want to have fun with your photography experience? this is one of the right places to be.
#5 If you intend bringing your Wildlife photography experience to the hearts of Australia, then a good choice is the Adelaide ZOO. The Zoo is the second oldest Zoo in Australia having about 1800 animals to its credit, among some of which are Giant pandas, Oranguntans and Sumatran Tigers. to spice up your photography experience you can also partake in the various events like the South East Asian cultural food trails, Wine trails, Aussie adventure among others. Dont worry how to find your way around the place, because the Zoo provide free guided tours between the hours of 10:30 and 2:30 each day, by a volunteer zoo guide. Thinking of staying around for some time? no need to worry, the Adelaide travellers Inn and the Adelaide Paringa Motel are a few places where you can accomodate yourself, while you take your time with your Wildlife photography experience. Thinking of taking your animal photography to Australia, then I suggest you try Adelaide Zoo.
I know deciding on a place to take your Wildlife photography experience can sometimes be a daunting task. I have provided you with five great places and the most exciting thing is that these places I have chosen fall within the Continents of Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Australia. So where ever you are or decide to take your Wildlife photography experience to there is a suggested place for you to check out. I hope this will be of great help to you.
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Sunday, 28 February 2010
Four tips for great Wildlife Photography
Wildlife photography is creating a lot of widespread interest in all corners of the world these days, especially among new photographers despite the challenges that comes along with it. Wildlife photography can be taken as a good hobby or profession if it is approached rightly and to do that means having the desired skill and know how. I hope you will all agree with me that, if anything will have to be done it must be done well. Below are four very essential tips, on how to embark on effective wildlife photographing.
Tip#1- Get some knowledge: It is always advisable to have enough idea about the area you intend to carry your wildlife photography before your arrival. This will put you in a position to plan and know what to expect in terms of the type of animals you will encounter, the dwelling places of the animals and the exact times of the day that may be convenient for taking shoots of animals.
Tip#2- Maximise space: The object being photographed should be given enough space in the event of taking a photo shot at some species. 80% of the image in focus not the surroundings should be the main focus of anyone intending to embark on wildlife photography. This will mean, moving as close as possible to the species to take shots will be neccessary, since doing this helps to capture your subject in detail.
Tip#3- Take multiple shots at a time: This is very important. Always make sure you own a camera that can take multiple shots at a time, this will prevent a situation whereby a camera will have to stop to process a previuosly taken picture before resetting to take another. Another added advantage of such a camera, will be that, it can be used to capture various postures of your subjects within several clicks of the camera. Camera’s with such features are not hard to come by these days, as most of the camera’s in the stores come with such features.
Tip#4-Be expectant: Be on the alert for any reaction from the animals you intend to photograph. Animals are unpredictable and can make several moves within a short space of time. Because of that to be able to take pictures of animals in several postures, one needs to learn to be quick in taking shots. This also means that, the camera and framing will always have to be in ready postions all the time.
I hope these tips i have shared will be useful to anyone interested in taking wildlife photographing, either as a hobby or a profession.My advice is to take these tips above and put them to practice in your own backyard and if u feel confident enough take it another step further.
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Tip#1- Get some knowledge: It is always advisable to have enough idea about the area you intend to carry your wildlife photography before your arrival. This will put you in a position to plan and know what to expect in terms of the type of animals you will encounter, the dwelling places of the animals and the exact times of the day that may be convenient for taking shoots of animals.
Tip#2- Maximise space: The object being photographed should be given enough space in the event of taking a photo shot at some species. 80% of the image in focus not the surroundings should be the main focus of anyone intending to embark on wildlife photography. This will mean, moving as close as possible to the species to take shots will be neccessary, since doing this helps to capture your subject in detail.
Tip#3- Take multiple shots at a time: This is very important. Always make sure you own a camera that can take multiple shots at a time, this will prevent a situation whereby a camera will have to stop to process a previuosly taken picture before resetting to take another. Another added advantage of such a camera, will be that, it can be used to capture various postures of your subjects within several clicks of the camera. Camera’s with such features are not hard to come by these days, as most of the camera’s in the stores come with such features.
Tip#4-Be expectant: Be on the alert for any reaction from the animals you intend to photograph. Animals are unpredictable and can make several moves within a short space of time. Because of that to be able to take pictures of animals in several postures, one needs to learn to be quick in taking shots. This also means that, the camera and framing will always have to be in ready postions all the time.
I hope these tips i have shared will be useful to anyone interested in taking wildlife photographing, either as a hobby or a profession.My advice is to take these tips above and put them to practice in your own backyard and if u feel confident enough take it another step further.
For more related materials on wildlife and wildlife photography click here
Saturday, 30 January 2010
Wildlife Informaton(wildlife photography)
What is Wildlife Photography
According to Wikipedia wildlife photography is the act of taking photographs of wildlife. Wildlife photography can be classified as a form of nature photography, which involves the taking of outdoor pictures of various animals engaging in activities that has to do with fighting, eating, running etc. Activities involving wildlife photography are normally undertaken in the wild but game farms have also become known for such activities.
Photographing animals requires skill and patience
Photographing animals on the move is generally accepted by many as a very hard task as compared to that of photographing still images. I am not saying that, it is very easy to photograph still images, but I think you will all agree with me that, capturing static images will be less difficult than that of capturing moving animals which requires a great deal of patience and skill.
Get some knowledge on phtographing skills
For anyone planning to take wildlife photography seriously, there are various things that need to be learned. For example one needs to be in possession of a rapid fire camera with a 1oomm to 300mm lens to get good shots of moving animals. One should also know that, if longer lenses are going to be used then more light will be needed as compared to wider lenses among others.
Know the species you will like to capture
It will also be essential to know the behaviour of the possible species that you might be dealing with, since this will give you an insight as to what to and what not to expect. Such knowledge can be obtained by reading books, talking to hunters about animal species you intend photographing, speaking to researchers of Universities who have worked on the animals you will like to capture among others.
Practice
After acquiring all the needed knowledge, the next step will be to put whatever you have learned to practice. I recommend practicing the skills you have gained at your own backyard for some time and take it to another level once you have mastered it. I believe that if something is going to be done it must be done well. So if wild life photography is going to be taken either as a hobby or a profession it must be done well and you will need some help to do this.
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According to Wikipedia wildlife photography is the act of taking photographs of wildlife. Wildlife photography can be classified as a form of nature photography, which involves the taking of outdoor pictures of various animals engaging in activities that has to do with fighting, eating, running etc. Activities involving wildlife photography are normally undertaken in the wild but game farms have also become known for such activities.
Photographing animals requires skill and patience
Photographing animals on the move is generally accepted by many as a very hard task as compared to that of photographing still images. I am not saying that, it is very easy to photograph still images, but I think you will all agree with me that, capturing static images will be less difficult than that of capturing moving animals which requires a great deal of patience and skill.
Get some knowledge on phtographing skills
For anyone planning to take wildlife photography seriously, there are various things that need to be learned. For example one needs to be in possession of a rapid fire camera with a 1oomm to 300mm lens to get good shots of moving animals. One should also know that, if longer lenses are going to be used then more light will be needed as compared to wider lenses among others.
Know the species you will like to capture
It will also be essential to know the behaviour of the possible species that you might be dealing with, since this will give you an insight as to what to and what not to expect. Such knowledge can be obtained by reading books, talking to hunters about animal species you intend photographing, speaking to researchers of Universities who have worked on the animals you will like to capture among others.
Practice
After acquiring all the needed knowledge, the next step will be to put whatever you have learned to practice. I recommend practicing the skills you have gained at your own backyard for some time and take it to another level once you have mastered it. I believe that if something is going to be done it must be done well. So if wild life photography is going to be taken either as a hobby or a profession it must be done well and you will need some help to do this.
Click here to get more information
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