| I've been practising wildlife photography
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| | Namibia - Etosha3. Patience and
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| on safari for over twenty years now in
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| | LuckEverything comes to him who waits is
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| places like the Kruger National Park,
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| | a very relevant saying for wildlife
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| Chobe, Okavango Delta, and Hwange game
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| | photography. Patience will help you get
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| reserves and these four tips have been
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| | better photographs because you will be
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| indispensable in making sure that I get
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| | able to take pictures of animal behaviour
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| some decent wildlife photographs.1. The
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| | that you would otherwise have missed.The
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| Right EquipmentI believe that you can't
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| | role of luck mustn't be underestimated
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| beat the quality of film but that digital
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| | either. There is no guarantee of what you
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| offers wildlife photography practitioners
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| | will encounter in a game reserve and
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| more options at a better cost so for the
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| | whatever you do get to see and photograph
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| purposes of a safari trip a digital
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| | is a matter of a little bit of planning
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| camera is your best bet.It should have
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| | and a lot of good fortune.4. Light and
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| some of the following characteristics to
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| | CompositionBecause you are at the mercy
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| qualify as a good safari camera.There
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| | of the elements in wildlife photography,
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| should be little or no lag between the
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| | you don't have too much control over the
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| time you depress the shutter release
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| | light. Flash is of no use when the animal
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| button and the photo is taken. Some of
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| | is at a distance and you can't wait for
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| the compact digitals on the market today
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| | better light conditions because the
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| suffer from this affliction and it's not
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| | subject could move off at any moment so
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| ideal when you come across fast moving
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| | you need to make the best of what you
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| wildlife subjects.It should be ready to
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| | have.And due to the habits of nocturnal
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| take photographs at a moments notice
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| | species you will find yourself taking
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| because that is sometimes all the time
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| | lots of pictures in low light conditions
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| you have before an animal disappears into
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| | at dawn and dusk which is why a fast lens
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| the undergrowth. No long power up
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| | and a dead rest is essential. Using
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| cycle.Due to the fact that most of your
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| | bracketing (changing the exposure by one
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| nocturnal wildlife sightings on safari
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| | stop up and down) will also help get the
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| will occur during early morning and dusk
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| | optimal exposure in the available
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| it needs to be able to function well in
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| | light.What you do have some control over
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| low light conditions as well as bright
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| | is the position of the safari vehicle
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| sunlight during the day for the diurnal
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| | which can be moved to change the aspect
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| animals.Lenses should have a focal length
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| | of light that is falling on the animal
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| of at least 70mm for adequate wildlife
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| | somewhat but even that is sometimes not
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| photography and an image stabiliser is
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| | possible because in most reserves you are
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| not essential but a great help in
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| | not allowed to go off-road and moving
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| eliminating blur.Another piece of
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| | might scare the subject away.Composition
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| equipment that is essential however is a
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| | is something you do have more control of
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| deadrest in the form of a beanbag or a
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| | however and you can apply the rule of
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| window mounted tripod that you can rest
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| | thirds and framing using the available
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| the camera on to help stabilise the long
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| | vegetation just as well as in any other
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| lenses. Handholding a long lens will
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| | form of photography.Be especially careful
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| often lead to blurring and the dead rest
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| | using the autofocus on your camera
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| will prevent this. A tripod or monopod is
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| | because it will cheerfully focus on a
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| impractical because you will be taking
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| | twig or tuft of grass close to your
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| photos from the safari vehicle for most
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| | animal subject and spoil your
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| of the time.2. The Best Wildlife
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| | composition.You will also need to make
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| Photography AreasYou can have all the
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| | your compositional decisions quickly as
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| right equipment and the best wildlife
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| | wildlife often doesn't hang about long
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| photography talent in the world but it
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| | waiting for you to make your mind up so
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| won't mean much if you can't find any
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| | it pays to have a solid foundation in the
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| wildlife to take pictures of.Some areas
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| | basics.Collection of African safari
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| in Africa are better in terms of safari
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| | pictures depicting most of the animals
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| photography than others. The top five for
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| | you can see on safari like lion, leopard,
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| getting excellent overall wildlife
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| | cheetah, elephant, crocodile, chimpanzee,
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| picture opportunities are:Kenya - Masai
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| | baboon, gorilla, rhino and many more
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| Mara
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| | species.The five best African lion safari
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| Tanzania - Serengeti
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| | destinations will give you some excellent
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| South Africa - Kruger National Park
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| | opportunities to take photographs of the
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| Botswana - Moremi
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| | king of the jungle.
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