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The Monopod on Safari: Achieving a Ground-Level Angle

pay per click advertising On a safari, the height of the Jeep is a constraint that often forces photographers to capture their subjects from a top-down perspective. This is especially true with relatively close animals photographed with mid-telephotos like a … Continue reading

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Photography News: Leica M11-P Safari, Memory Card Deals

Yesterday, as part of my cultural prep for an upcoming photography expedition, I finished a chapter from the excellent book Amazonia and the Rivers of Stories by Vladimír Plešinger. The protagonists of this chapter were French mathematicians and geographers La … Continue reading

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Photographing My First Safari, Part Two

Last week, I shared some of the steps that went into photographing my first safari – where I went, what I brought, and how I backed up my photos. Today, I’ll share the second half of my experience and how … Continue reading

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Photographing My First Safari, Part One

Earlier this year, I had the incredible experience of going on my first safari (and first visit to Africa). Although I am primarily a portrait and event photographer, I do enjoy wildlife and landscape photography as a hobby. I thought it … Continue reading

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Tips For a Successful Self-Driving African Safari

Many photographers dream of the opportunity to photograph Africa’s famed wildlife in its natural surroundings. The ease with which you can find and photograph large mammals in some areas of the continent is incomparable and its landscapes are often striking … Continue reading

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