For relatively easy wildlife looks,you have to learn the habits of the animals your pursuing. For example, I noticed that a great blue heron showed up in a wetlands area near my house at noon or thereabouts, almost every day. And wild deer came out of the woods at a local nature center just after dawn. But for the kind of award winning shots like Ken has achieved you do have to travel to those very special places. Of course big glass is a necessity, preferably really big glass like Ken's 600/4.
Paul via phone On Jan 11, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >> What’s the secret of wildlife? > > Eric, from my experience photographing wildlife in the wild, you need to > invest way more time than you do for other types of outdoor photography. It > helps to know the habits of the animals you're photographing. Many times in > Denali, I've sat quietly waiting for a wildlife scene to develop, knowing > animals are in the area but the situation never developed. And photographing > wildlife with others is almost impossible unless you're all like minded. > > That said, you need to go to an area that has animals - the reason I've gone > to Alaska several times. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Weir" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: A new year's resolution already > > >> >>> On Jan 11, 2015, at 6:14 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> For the majority of us, photography is simply a pastime to be enjoyed with >>> other enjoyable activities in life. For me it's a great reason to get out >>> in the woods and experience nature and to capture some of those moments to >>> enjoy later and share with others. >> >> I don’t get out into the woods as often as I’d like, but fairly often still. >> I’ve done a fair bit of shooting late spring/summer/early fall, and have a >> few images of which I’m fond, exclusively landscape. The last few times, >> after leaf fall, there has been almost no wildlife. I recall hearing grouse >> drumming off in the distance on one hike, and that’s been about it. But >> these have been with a group, which is always on the move, with pretty >> constant talking. Several times, hiking in the Smokies by myself, I’ve >> encountered bear, a few times relatively up close. But that was before I >> started carrying my camera. What’s the secret of wildlife? >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Eric Weir >> Decatur, GA USA >> [email protected] >> >> “...we are a form of invitation to others and to otherness..." >> >> - David Whyte > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
