African Wildlife Photo Gallery, How To Fill Your Very Own With Great Pictures

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By Carolyn Jones


For a photographer, it would be a joy to be able to capture at least one photo of an animal from the great African region. They know that getting one is difficult and only pros have the greater chance of having one. To start your very own African wildlife photo gallery, here are some tips that you might wanna know.

One, get out during the wee hours of the morning and go back to your lodging late. The best time to capture great images is during the golden hour when in the sky is painted in gold color. You have to be patient and wait for the perfect moment to catch images. At this time, you get to see animals running from every direction.

The lower you will be to the ground the better. According to those who are into this kind of photography, getting lower to the ground is what is needed to do. This way, you would be the same level as their perspective. Taking pictures in their perspective makes it look more dramatic and with story. This allows you to focus just with the animal leaving the background behind it.

Try putting the subject on the side sometimes. You might find yourself trying to capture images of a scenery you find great but it ended up boring on your camera. Do not give up right away and find other ways. Try to adjust your subject on the side and focus on very little detail in the center and this might work to get the image you wanted. It will even look more enhanced.

Focus on its eyes. When you get close to one, try to catch its eyes and look to where its looking. When able to capture it looking at your camera, you surely will be very happy. The picture will look amazing as it captures the soul of the animal where its mood and emotion can be seen. Its as if, the image is real.

Know what shutter speed should you put your camera into. The perfect shutter speed is the key in being able to take a picture of an animal that is moving. If it is the wrong speed, it would just turn out as a blur or nothing is captured at all. Having the right one not only lets you capture it but will make it look for sharp and clear. An opportunity like that is hard to come by again so make it worthwhile.

Be always prepared. During the perfect moment, you must already be ready at that time. Your patience is tested here as you must wait for the perfect moment to arrive. All photographers that goes here experienced the same thing. Just be patience and eventually it will turn out great in the end.

Seven, capturing moving photos. For newbies out there that wants to get a photo of a subject which is moving, set your auto focus to AF C if you are using Nikon and Servo for Canon. Other cameras have the same setting. Your center focus must be the head for you to capture a still photo while it moves.

Of course, it will not go as what you hope for at first, that is a given. Just keep on practicing with those shot of yours and eventually you would get the hang of it. It will not be hard for you since you love what you are doing.




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