Mike Lewis
Staff Member
Hi,
So I do not often post here as I am not a particularly accomplished wildlife shooter, but a recent trip to Australia gave me a chance to capture some animals and birds not found in North America (or in some cases anywhere besides Australia) so since I had my 100-500 zoom along on the trip anyway, I gave it a go. Our trip to Australia was over 3 weeks long, with lots of different locations explored, more details on the trip itself are in my first post on the trip in the Landscape forum if you are interested: https://www.focalworld.com/threads/australia-trip-1st-post.24646/
As far as wildlife opportunities went, the visits to Kangaroo Island and to The Daintree National Park were the most productive. Unfortunately, Kangaroos and other animals were not just out and about all over the place but we did see a few on guided tours. The birds were a different story; they seemed to be everywhere, and it sounded like you were in a Tarzan movie most places we went, even when standing on your hotel balcony
I came away with an even higher respect for those with the patience and skill to get those amazing unobscured views of animals in the wild, as mostly we were shooting through trees and brush with only fleeting glimpses of our intended subject.
So here is one of my wildlife images from the trip, a quintessential Australian image I suppose. This was taken on a guided tour on Kangaroo Island, in South Australia.
Comments and critiques most welcome.
ML
So I do not often post here as I am not a particularly accomplished wildlife shooter, but a recent trip to Australia gave me a chance to capture some animals and birds not found in North America (or in some cases anywhere besides Australia) so since I had my 100-500 zoom along on the trip anyway, I gave it a go. Our trip to Australia was over 3 weeks long, with lots of different locations explored, more details on the trip itself are in my first post on the trip in the Landscape forum if you are interested: https://www.focalworld.com/threads/australia-trip-1st-post.24646/
As far as wildlife opportunities went, the visits to Kangaroo Island and to The Daintree National Park were the most productive. Unfortunately, Kangaroos and other animals were not just out and about all over the place but we did see a few on guided tours. The birds were a different story; they seemed to be everywhere, and it sounded like you were in a Tarzan movie most places we went, even when standing on your hotel balcony
I came away with an even higher respect for those with the patience and skill to get those amazing unobscured views of animals in the wild, as mostly we were shooting through trees and brush with only fleeting glimpses of our intended subject.
So here is one of my wildlife images from the trip, a quintessential Australian image I suppose. This was taken on a guided tour on Kangaroo Island, in South Australia.
Comments and critiques most welcome.
ML
