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Wildlife photography

Tip 4
Create your

composition

Don’t just snap away; consider
each frame carefully

Most people come back from a safari
with thousands of images to sift
through where they’ve snapped away
relentlessly. While you may not have
much time to capture the shot before
the animal moves on, it is still worth
taking a more considered approach
about your composition before you snap
– you’ll have around five great shots of

that moment rather than 50 mediocre
ones. Try not to cut off parts of their
limbs such as ears at the top of the
frame. Zoom in so there’s not a ton of
empty space all around them, but leave
a little space in front of them so it looks
like they have room to move into. When
there is limited space in your vehicle,
using a flip-down LCD screen will also

help you to compose from awkward
angles, for instance you could hold the
camera up above fellow passengers’

heads and flip the screen down to see
what you’re taking.

This considered composition uses
the outline of the elephant in front
as a natural frame for the shot

Top 5 safari animals to photograph

What to look out for and the types of shots that work

Lions Zebras Birds in flight Elephants Hippos

Lions are a lot of people’s favourite With their amazing patterns, zebras It’s not just land-based animals that These creatures create some amazing Hippos are actually one of the fi ercest
safari animal for their stunning are wonderful subjects for your you need to watch out for when on shapes as they feed and scoop up animals in the world, so why not try to
presence. Try taking a close-up portrait photography. Try and capture them safari; there are plenty of interesting water with their trunks, so focus capture this aggression on camera?
that captures the character in their in action, such as running or fighting creatures in the sky, such as the in on these areas for some great They can o†en be found roaring and

eyes, waiting for them to make eye amongst themselves. Set your camera American fi sh eagle and the brightly abstract shots. Their textures are also thrashing in water, so use a fast shutter

contact with the camera. Aim to get to burst mode and fire off a series of coloured lilac-breasted roller. Use interesting so close-ups of the skin or speed to freeze their movements and

their eyes as the focus point by moving shots to make sure you capture the continuous focus to track them as they just a crop in on their eyes also make any water splashes that they create @ Thinkstock
your AF point to this area of the frame. exact right moment. move across the sky. for fantastic photos. around them.
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