If you haven't figured it out yet, shooting in Africa was a joy. Before I left I had to resolve an ongoing debate as to take the 200-400mm or the 500mm on the trip. I asked Andy Biggs and he recommended the 200-400. It was the best advice I could have gotten.
When photographing birds one usually tries for a full frame capture of the subject.
Kory Bustard
and this will carry over when you are shooting other subjects
These captures are OK but clinical. I could have gone to a zoo or Disney's Animal Kingdom and gotten similar results.
I'm still in the midst of my processing from the trip but the images that really get a response from me are the ones that show the subject in their environment. Those are the ones that say "Africa" to me.
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Wow, Harry, these are amazing, and I completely get your point! Just terrific images! I hope you have many more to share. Best, Pam
Thanks Pam and just may have a few more images to sare.
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The pride asleep in under the tree is pretty awesome. Got the wide panorama of the plain, a solitary tree, some lions and some beautiful color.
What an array of wonderful photos Harry. You have no idea how much pleasure it has given me to view them. I am looking forward so much to seeing the rest. I am pleased you have had a wonderful and a memorable time on Safari and I am sure you are the envy of every keen photographer.
Cheers
Bob
What an array of wonderful photos Harry. You have no idea how much pleasure it has given me to view them. I am looking forward so much to seeing the rest. I am pleased you have had a wonderful and a memorable time on Safari and I am sure you are the envy of every keen photographer.
Cheers
Bob
Thanks Bob, it was a wonderful and a most memorable time. Its good to hear that others are getting some enjoyment from the pics.
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You know we always hear about the diminishing wildlife habitat as well as the diminishing wildlife itself.
What was your feeling about that or did you get a feel about that from the people who live and work there.
Will my great GK's be able to see this for real or only in these outstanding images.
I ask because by just looking at these, it does not seem as bad as reported.
Wildlife conservation is an ongoing project. Its not as simple as numbers of wildlife. From my own work in Florida and from my conversations with the folks I met in Africa a key to preservation is corridors for the wildlife to inhabit and pass through. The great numbers of wildebeest that we viewed would not be possible if they didn't have a path for their migration. Just setting aside unconnected areas and declaring them to be preserves won't preserve the willdife if those preserves are surrounded by human development. The wildlfe needs areas to roam and for migration.
As humans continue to intrude on these areas the pressure on the wildlife to continue to grow. I have seen a distinct decrease in wildlife at the Viera Wetlands over the years as the surrounding lands are developed.
Will our grandkids be able to see what I was privileged to see?
We have to decide is wildlife preservation is something that is worth the required sacrifice. The thing with nature is you usually don't get any "do overs". If something is lost you usually won't get it back.
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This is a wonderful series of photos. I hope to one day go on an African adventure, and hope I can get some captures half as good as the ones you were able to get. Great Job.
This is a wonderful series of photos. I hope to one day go on an African adventure, and hope I can get some captures half as good as the ones you were able to get. Great Job.
Thanks and if you can get to Africa you won't be sorry, From the images I've seen in your galleries you woul come back with some work.
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One of the things I enjoyed with this trip was the opportunity to do some B&W processing on my captures.
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I love all of these but particularly the last one!
Thanks, the rain gave us some very interetsing lighting that day.
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Thanks Ric. I'll be posting some new images soon so I hope you come back again.
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Every day we were in Africa we saw little stories unfold for us. One day on the Maasai Mara we ran across a lioness and her cubs
They were out in the open and the lioness wanted to find a spot with shade and some nearby water for the cubs. The problem for her was that some of the nearby trees were taken by some male lions who were a danger to her cubs
the lioness herded her cubs through the grass avoiding the occupied trees
when mom spotted a likely candidate for shelter she left the cubs and moved off to check it out.
it checked out OK. There was shade and water
Mom then herded the rest of her cubs over to the spot and they were set up
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these are ALL excellent images Harry, each and everyone of them, so much so that your images helped in my aquisition of a FF camera, after wanting the D700 for so long i finally settled on a D3s
these are ALL excellent images Harry, each and everyone of them, so much so that your images helped in my aquisition of a FF camera, after wanting the D700 for so long i finally settled on a D3s
Thanks Brian. I think you will be very happy with the D3s. Since I started shooting FF my D300 doesn't get as much use anymore.
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Thanks Brian. I think you will be very happy with the D3s. Since I started shooting FF my D300 doesn't get as much use anymore.
i love my D3s
i know what you mean, i went on a weekend get away last weekend to try out the new camera, i took my D300s with me, it was lucky to even of made it out of the bag, the D3s focused my 300 F/4 with TC faster than the D300s would without the TC attached not to mention ISO 12800
i love my D3s
i know what you mean, i went on a weekend get away last weekend to try out the new camera, i took my D300s with me, it was lucky to even of made it out of the bag, the D3s focused my 300 F/4 with TC faster than the D300s would without the TC attached not to mention ISO 12800
On the Africa trip I was the only Nikon shooter. There were a couple of time that I was able to get low light captures that the Canon shooters had a much harder time dealing with.
Harry http://behret.smugmug.com/NANPA member How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
You forget that Marc turned to the darkside (temporarily) as well
and he was glad he did too. Anyhow I was he only Nikon owner on the trip.
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Great pictures, great stories, and I really like how you have included the environment in some of your photos. You mentioned it before, and I am trying to find ways to incorporate that idea in my photos. I hope you have more coming, Harry! This is fun! Best, Pam
For a short while and it was hell. I had to talk Andy through it. Once I explained the on/off button to him he did OK though.
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When photographing birds one usually tries for a full frame capture of the subject.
Kory Bustard
and this will carry over when you are shooting other subjects
These captures are OK but clinical. I could have gone to a zoo or Disney's Animal Kingdom and gotten similar results.
I'm still in the midst of my processing from the trip but the images that really get a response from me are the ones that show the subject in their environment. Those are the ones that say "Africa" to me.
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
Thanks Pam and just may have a few more images to sare.
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
What an array of wonderful photos Harry. You have no idea how much pleasure it has given me to view them. I am looking forward so much to seeing the rest. I am pleased you have had a wonderful and a memorable time on Safari and I am sure you are the envy of every keen photographer.
Cheers
Bob
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Thanks Bob, it was a wonderful and a most memorable time. Its good to hear that others are getting some enjoyment from the pics.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
What was your feeling about that or did you get a feel about that from the people who live and work there.
Will my great GK's be able to see this for real or only in these outstanding images.
I ask because by just looking at these, it does not seem as bad as reported.
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Wildlife conservation is an ongoing project. Its not as simple as numbers of wildlife. From my own work in Florida and from my conversations with the folks I met in Africa a key to preservation is corridors for the wildlife to inhabit and pass through. The great numbers of wildebeest that we viewed would not be possible if they didn't have a path for their migration. Just setting aside unconnected areas and declaring them to be preserves won't preserve the willdife if those preserves are surrounded by human development. The wildlfe needs areas to roam and for migration.
As humans continue to intrude on these areas the pressure on the wildlife to continue to grow. I have seen a distinct decrease in wildlife at the Viera Wetlands over the years as the surrounding lands are developed.
Will our grandkids be able to see what I was privileged to see?
We have to decide is wildlife preservation is something that is worth the required sacrifice. The thing with nature is you usually don't get any "do overs". If something is lost you usually won't get it back.
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
Thanks and if you can get to Africa you won't be sorry, From the images I've seen in your galleries you woul come back with some work.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
Glad I came back to this post!
Very happy for you Harry...I love these.
B&W look good on this crappy work Monitor, so there good
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cheers
Thanks, the rain gave us some very interetsing lighting that day.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
Thanks Ric. I'll be posting some new images soon so I hope you come back again.
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
They were out in the open and the lioness wanted to find a spot with shade and some nearby water for the cubs. The problem for her was that some of the nearby trees were taken by some male lions who were a danger to her cubs
the lioness herded her cubs through the grass avoiding the occupied trees
when mom spotted a likely candidate for shelter she left the cubs and moved off to check it out.
it checked out OK. There was shade and water
Mom then herded the rest of her cubs over to the spot and they were set up
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
Thanks Brian. I think you will be very happy with the D3s. Since I started shooting FF my D300 doesn't get as much use anymore.
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
i love my D3s
i know what you mean, i went on a weekend get away last weekend to try out the new camera, i took my D300s with me, it was lucky to even of made it out of the bag, the D3s focused my 300 F/4 with TC faster than the D300s would without the TC attached not to mention ISO 12800
On the Africa trip I was the only Nikon shooter. There were a couple of time that I was able to get low light captures that the Canon shooters had a much harder time dealing with.
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
You forget that Marc turned to the darkside (temporarily) as well
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You did too. Correct?
for a l'il bit
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and he was glad he did too. Anyhow I was he only Nikon owner on the trip.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
For a short while and it was hell. I had to talk Andy through it. Once I explained the on/off button to him he did OK though.
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"