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How To Prepare and Pack For a Photography Safari to Africa

I'm writing this article because I remember theΒ mixture of excitement and bewilderment at tackling my first African photography safari in 2008. What to take? What to leave at home? What to prepare? What clothing,Β money, insurance, visas? All these questions and more I'll attempt to answer here. Going away on [...]

By |2022-12-10T18:59:33+00:006 Apr 2015|Africa, Equipment, Kenya, Lions, Technique, Tips, Wildlife, Workshops & safaris|

When to use a tripod, monopod, beanbag or other camera support

Male urban peregrine falcon - a shot like this taken at 1200mm (600mm + 2x converter) simply can't be taken without a tripod. Nikon D800E, 600mm f/4 lens, 1/400sec , f/11, ISO 1600, Manfrotto 055CXPRO4 carbon fibre tripod with Wimberley Head Tripod? Monopod? Gorillapod? Baffled?Β Read on! Whether [...]

By |2022-12-09T18:45:38+00:0016 Nov 2014|Equipment, Technique, Tips, Tripods and Support|
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