Thursday, November 29, 2012

Conservation

I have often wondered about the effects of photography on animal species.I always suspected that it must be quite disturbing to animals. That it might frighten them and effect their natural behaviors.

I found the impact of shutter sound on animal species quite disturbing. I expected there to be disturbances but mainly from the presence of the photographer. I also expected the flash to yield a greater affect on the species that the shutter sound.

If the small sounds emanating from a camera alone can have such a profound affect I can't even imagine the repercussions that tourism has on the species targeted by tourism.

I especially liked the perspective of the author and photographer posting on The Free Quark. He was very aware of the impact that humans can have on animal behavior. He took much care and time to make sure that he disturbed these species he photographed as little as possible.

It would be wonderful if everyone cared as much to do so. I believe thought that most people are not aware of the impact they have on species of animals and plants just by invading these species environments. Even if everyone was aware of the harm that their presence may cause they just are not concerned about the effects.


Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Tips for Africa

I like to work from a portable hard drive so that is something I would want to consider bringing.
A surge protector would come in handy considering the issues with access to power.
For students who don't have large telephoto lenses telephotoconverters would be helpful.
A series of adapters would be necessary for traveling throughout different parts of Africa.
From what the articles mentioned a beanbag is essential. 



                                                       http://photographicafrica.com/

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Swarly

These are photographs I took earlier today of a squirrel outside my apartment. I liked the bright blue sky and the warm, golden tones in the remaining leaves. It was midday so I tried to shoot the squirrel at an angel to reduce shadows and glares from the sun. I shot these images at an aperture value of 5.6. I wanted the squirrel to be sharp while the trees and leaves in the background blurred away.





Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Riverfront

This is an image I took last Thursday while visiting Riverfront Park. I captured this shot as some Canadian Geese happened to be flying overhead as the sun was setting.


Thursday, November 1, 2012

More Images from Yellowstone

These are more images I took while in Yellowstone. The first is a sunrise I shot from our campsite near Slough Creek. The second was taken on the upper terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs.