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Meet the animals, the environment to which it travels and photographic equipment to adapt the work to be done fundamental points.

Vacation Planning whose main objective is to photograph landscapes and wild animals in their natural environment, is common. However, the difference between the achievement of such images and that can be performed, for example, in a zoo, is abysmal. Adapting to the place to be physical preparation, safety measures and photography equipment is essential to be triumphant adventure.
Animals and landscape

When it comes to game viewing everyone’s mind comes to wild animals, but we must not forget the environment in which these animals live. The landscape should not be overlooked. It is a fundamental element that must appear on every photo album that boasts. Solo, for its attractiveness, or animals that occupy it.

If each animal requires a precise technique of approach regarding your lifestyle, each environment requires the adaptation of the photographer and photographic equipment to its climate and terrain. The dangers, difficulties and techniques of work vary depending on the photographic element facing.

Photographic equipment
More than any other work, is this which must be restrained with the photographic equipment to be transported. An excess of it does not result in achieving better pictures, but more tired. The consistency should guide all decisions taken in this regard. As the work is not going to make a professional photographer of nature, that of an amateur who is on vacation and, therefore, is not just the photographic equipment of both.

Although it depends on how close the animal can be photographed, the basic objective for these papers is 300mm. A 400mm lens., Or greater, can close over the focal plane and a 200mm. open it.

A good complement to these objectives are teleconverters. They are light to transport items, but we must not forget that reduce the quality optics and lens aperture, so that should be used sparingly.

It is desirable to have intermediate objectives, with a focal length between 100mm. 50mm. to open the focal plane and angle between 35mm. 24mm. for further work landscape.

If you are going to work much the landscape, it is desirable to have a sturdy tripod, but a small and easy to transport enough. For wildlife photography, it is more convenient to work with a monopod because it allows greater mobility while providing stability. This stability can also be increased with lenses built-in stabilizer.

Finally, last but not least, we must always keep in mind that nature is not easy to find cards or batteries. It should take several of both, especially batteries, which must also be fully charged.
Study animals and environment

The first rule to photograph an animal is to know their customs. Without this knowledge goes blind photographer and may even be life threatening. When performing a normal photographic safari is to hire local guides advise the photographer, but this is no excuse for not going well informed. Knowing when to sleep, when to eat and what they eat, if you are herd animals and solitary, where they live, how they behave or how they mate date helps plan the type of photos you can do, to interpret what is seen as prepare for what may come.

Regarding the landscape is good to know the geographic features that are there and what are more interesting and acquaintances. Check the weather expected for a certain time of year to plan the real possibilities to make individual photos.

How do the pictures?
It is said that children and animals are the most difficult to photograph. In nature, the latter need not be treated more easily. Animals do not get where the photographer nor do they want and do not appear when you want. It must be the photographer to suit the circumstances.

The animal you have to work as a whole. It is so important a picture of a whole animal, as a detail of it or around it. If possible, avoid pictures where the animal comes out as a model posing for the photographer. Once the first photos to analyze the scenario and take your time. Wait for the animal to do something. Yawning, dozing, licking, grooming, eating, watching a dam, sniffing or scratching can serve. The possibilities are endless.

The landscape, against not only allows planning, it is convenient to make and the more comprehensive is this, better results are obtained. Planning the time at which the sun illuminates it better, the angle and location from which you want to take the picture until the picture is to be performed.

Filters are an indispensable element in photography. Whether to protect the lens or to correct minor defects in the light, every photographer should have some basic filters on your computer. What are the most important?

What is a photographic filter?
A filter is a crystal that is placed in front of goal and get different effects from changes in light. A variety of filters, from which offset, for example, the brightness without affecting the accuracy of the image to distort or highlight the colors.

The photographic filters are a useful tool for any photographer. No need to buy them all, with two or three base is enough and then can be purchased additionally if you want to try new effects. The UV filter, polarizing filter and the filter neutral density filters are three must-haves in any photographic equipment.

Ultraviolet or UV filter is the most basic of all. It is also called protective filter, since its main function is to protect the camera lens from bumps and scratches. Blocks also part of the ultraviolent light and some, called Skylight, correct shades of blue.

In general, most photographers have a UV filter on each of their goals because they can prevent serious damage to the photographic material. However, despite the effect it has on light is minimal, there are photographers who dismiss such filters on the grounds that the picture loses sharpness.

Polarizing filter
The polarizing filter, as its name suggests, lets the polarized light, ie light having an oscillation in a single plane. Its main function is to eliminate glare and reflections that can be unsightly in the image, which is usually used when shooting water bodies.

It also allows to obtain a more defined and contrasted heavens and improves the overall color saturation. However, one must know when and how to use it because its effect varies with the angle at which they are placed.

Neutral Density Filter
A neutral density filter, also called gray are used to control the amount of light that passes without modifying the original colors. They are especially useful in very bright environments, when you want to do long exposures or to open the maximum aperture for significantly less depth of field without burning the image.

Neutral density filters are available with different levels of light reduction. In general, diaphragms or count points of intensity, depending on the amount of light blocked.
Other filters for the camera

Although the aforementioned are the most important, there are a variety of filters for the camera. There are some that allow the lights look like flashes, others corrected colors to suit the photographer, or others acting only on part of the picture, noting, for example, the sky.

There is also a wide range dedicated to black and white photography, which allow certain selected colors in a grayish out more or less dark.
How to replace the filters in the camera

The filters are placed before the objective lens and are generally twisted, but there are models to be fitted square with an adapter.

The first thing to check is that the diameter of the filter suits the target. If it is larger or smaller can not be used, so it is important to know this information before buying.

Moreover, filters in general may overlap so that you can put, for example, a UV polarizer without removing the protection.

Filters are a good ally of the photographer and may have interesting effects in the images. While many of them are also available on the computer, the end result will probably be better using the filter directly from the camera as the filter on your computer.