Brother's Love
Luckiest day of my wildlife photographying years..
Luckiest day of my wildlife photographying years..
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nandicmb
December 09, 2015
Amazing! Congratulations on your Contest Finalist win in Cuteness Overload Photo Contest!
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Location
I took this picture in a mountain close to my town, called White Peak, in North Italy near Austrian border. It was in mid summer.Time
It was in early morning, around 8. I was camping that place with my camo-tent since 6, for the whole week, and they rarely came out in mornings, where the best light was hitting that spot.Lighting
I wanted this picture to be with morning light, because I find that simply magic. I didnt manage to get it before 7-8, but I took it right after the sun was fully up, and I'm still very satisfied with the result, as the subject is the most important thing in this picture.Equipment
This was shot with Nikon D300 with a Sigma 150-500mm, in a camouflage tent without a tripod.Inspiration
I always had passion for Alps animals, and marmots were one of my favourites in that period, so I was really going everytime I could during the week to try catch some shots of this newborn family.Editing
I'm always against big corrections in a pictures, I usually do colour/white balance corrections to make it look as real as possible. In this case, some contrast/saturation and sharpness adjustements did the job.In my camera bag
Usually I go around with a NikonD7100, that replaced my old D300, along with a Tamron 150-600mm. I found both of them a great combination, with high resolution and good quality crops. I have with myself camo covers and a tent sometimes, depends on what I'm going to hunt to capture in that day!Feedback
The advice i can give is just one. Patience. I think the biggest virtue of nature photographers is patience, being able to wait hours and hours for weeks, sometimes months, before getting a decent shot. This one took me whole summer for example, and I was observing this little family since May, to see if they were moving or how they behaved, to understand them better before trying to getting closer, with a decent light.
