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Picture of the year 2015 - Lion World Travel Calendar Competition.
Ox-Pecker on a giraffe. Lake Manyara - Tanzania
Picture of the year 2015 - Lion World Travel Calendar Competition.
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Picture of the year 2015 - Lion World Travel Calendar Competition.
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Location
The image was captured at Lake Manyara National Park in TansaniaTime
This was taken during during the eatly afternoon - four of us and our guide had decided to do a detour to the park on the way back to Kilimanjaro For the flight home.Lighting
The lighting was bot terrific because of the time of day - sometimes you have to work with what you have. Not all hours on safari are during the "Golden Hours".Equipment
Canon 5 D MK ll - Canon 500mm f4 with 1.4 TC. No tripod, shot from top of jeep using a Kenesis bean bag to steady the lens.Inspiration
Everything about the wildlife in Africa is inspiring. I love Oxpeckers as they hitch rides. I had seen hundreds over the week usually on Cape Buffalo. This was the first I had seen on a giraffe.Editing
Very little, just a small bit of cropping. Shooting with a prime provides good practice in determing which subject will make the best composition and "fit" in the frame. At any given time you may have dozens of possible shots and must guage the best one quickly. With a prime you must "zoom with your feet". This isn't possible in an enclosed Land Cruiser.In my camera bag
In the last two trips to Africa I have carried two bodies and 3-4 lenses. The. Canon 500 and TC as well as a 70-200 non- IS zoom and a 17-40 for wide angle. All L series. I keep the 500 on my full frame body and the 70-200 usually stays on the backup body for subjects just too close for the big lens. I always backup from the camera to an Ipad 128 gb Mini - then back the mini up to thumb drives or SD cards via a wireless Ravpower device. In South africa the jeeps are open, so a monopod unextended and placed between your legs is best. In East Africa the jeps are enclosed with pop-up tops that allow for 360 degree shooting. A bean bag is best.Feedback
Practice framing on objects at different distances so you can best choose which subject to capture. Composition is key, the less you need to crop the better your resolution will be.