01 kwangu-11
Namathela ngeLenphoto Lens
Ukubuka izithombe zezilwane kuyinselele ejabulisayo. Uma ushaya umzila, awukwazi ukuthi yiziphi izidalwa oyozihlangabeza endleleni. Isikole sokuthatha izithombe esikudinga ukuba uhlale uqaphile futhi ushaye ngokucophelela indawo ozungezile, ufune ngisho nokunyakaza okuncane kunotshani noma i-rustle emaqabunga. Ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono ekubanjeni lezo zingxoxo ezingalindelekile nezilwane zasendle (nokuba nezithombe ezinhle kakhulu zokwabelana nge-Instagram), nansi izinto ezimbalwa engizikhumbulayo.
Izilwane ngeke zilindele ukuthi ushintshe i-lens yakho. Ukuze ulondoloze isikhathi, ngigcina i-lens 75-300mm ku-Canon 5D Mark II yami. I-telephoto lens elula, futhi, iyangivumela ukuba ngithathe isibhamu ngesikhathi ngigcina indawo ephephile.
Lesi isithombe se-sloth ngifinyelele eHacienda Baru National Wildlife Resfuge eCosta Rica . Ngokuzilungiselela nge-telephoto yami, ngakwazi ukuthatha lesi sithombe kude ukuthi angenzanga isithuthuthu sengozini. Ngiphinde ngisindise isikhathi ngokusebenzisa i-telephoto lens yami ukuhamba. Angithandi lo mfana omncane owayehamba noma yikuphi okusheshayo, kodwa isikhathi sokulondoloza futhi esendaweni ephephile kusho ukuthi angizange ngikuphazamise isikhathi eside.
02 kwangu-11
Nciphisa ukukhanyisa
Njengoba amafu adlula futhi njengoba usuku luqhubeka, kanjalo nokukhanya. Yingakho ngivame ukuthatha isikhathi sokulungisa izilungiselelo zami zekhamera. Akukho okubi nakakhulu kunokuthatha isikhwama sezingqimba ezingapheli lapho izilwane zasendle zivela.
Ukukhanya ebhishi kuyinselele ikakhulukazi kodwa kuhle uma uthola izilungiselelo ezifanele. Ngathola lo wesilisa oyedwa wesilisa waseSpain Mustang ku- Outer Banks eNyakatho Carolina . Bekudlula emini kodwa hhayi iHora le-Golden, ngakho-ke ilanga libukeka elangeni futhi olwandle ngemuva kwaleli hhashi kwakunzima, kodwa wadala umphumela omuhle ozwakalayo otshanini nasehhashi.
03 ka-11
Khumbula ukuthi Ungumvakashi
I-mindset engcono kakhulu yokuba nayo lapho uzama ukuthola izithombe zasendle zasendle kufanele ube yisimenywa. Nginguye ongena ezweni lakuleli zwe, futhi noma yini abayibonayo kuyisipho somusa. Ngeke nje kube yinto enesihluku, kodwa kuyingozi ukuzama ukunakekelwa kwesilwane futhi kumenze enze ihlombe engilindele. Ngingumlindi nje ekuphileni kwansuku zonke kwesilwane esendle.
Kuyingozi kakhulu ukuxhumana namahabhere. Ngesinye isikhathi ngenkathi ngifaka izithombe ze-grizzlies eDenali National Park , indoda eqembu lami yabeka ikhwelo ngebhere ukuze ibuke phezulu. Akukhona nje ukungahloniphi ibhere, kodwa kwafaka wonke umuntu eqenjini lethu engozini. Ngakho lapho ngifika leli bhere eGlacier National Park , ngangazi ukuthi ngithule, thatha izithombe zami bese uhamba ngokushesha, ukuze ungangeni endaweni yebhere.
04 kwangu-11
Funda ulimi lomzimba lwezilwane
Izilwane azinawo amagama kodwa zikhuluma ngokubanzi ngendlela abaziphethe ngayo. Isilwane sokugubungela emuva, ukudumaza noma ukuzwakalisa kuyisibonakaliso esiqinisekisayo sokuthi izilwane azifunanga lutho kuwe, futhi kufanele uhlehlise (khumbula, uyisimenywa). Uma unegundane uzwa ukuthi awamukelekile, cishe kungenzeka ukuthi isilwane siphonsela "ukuyeka".
Le raccoon eStanley Park yaseVancouver yayingenayo. Ngokushesha nje lapho i-shutter ishaqa i-raccoon futhi ngiyazi ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokuqhubeka phansi endleleni ye-Seawall.
05 ka-11
Bayazi ukuthi Ukhona
Bangakuzwa. Bangase bakubone kakhulu. Njengoba i-Ranger National Parks ingitshele ukuthi "izilwane zasendle zisibona nje njengezinye izilwane."
Nginenhlanhla ngokwanele ukubamba ukufuduka kwe-elk ngaphesheya kwe-alpine tundra ku-Trail Ridge Road ye- Rocky Mountain National Park . Lezi yizilwane eziye zavame ukuba khona kwabantu. Ngesikhathi befika e-Estes Park emakhilomitha ambalwa phansi kwentaba, bayabingelelwa ngabantu abasondela kubo ukuthatha izithombe njengokungathi zizilwane ezifuywayo. Kodwa azikho, futhi ukuziphatha kwabo okubonakala sengathi kunobumnene akuyona ipasenti yamahhala ukuze usondele.
Ngesikhathi ngithatha lesi sithombe, le buck encane yayibheke ngqo endleleni yami. Futhi nakuba engacabangi ukuba khona kwabantu abalapho, wayeqaphe futhi ulungele ukuhamba noma ukuvikela iqembu le-elk uma kukhona umuntu osondelene kakhulu.
06 kwangu-11
Khulumela phezulu. Kuphephile Ukwenza Ubukhona Bakho Bwaziwe
Le mbuzi yezintaba ivimbele indlela encane endleleni ebuyela eGreencier Glacier eGlacier National Park. Ngakwesokudla kwethu kwakuyihlathi elikhulu futhi ngakwesokunxele, udonga lwamadwala. Asifuni ukukwenza imbuzi yezintaba ihlale isongelwa ngokuhamba phambili, noma imdonsele ngokuzama ukudubula, ngakho-ke kwakudingeka silinde ukuthi idlule ngaphambi kokuba siqhubeke. Sizame ukuzenza sibe sesabisa kancane ngokukhuluma nembuzi ngomoya ozolile noma ngisho nezwi, kuze kube yilapho ehamba ngokuzenzekelayo.
07 kwangu-11
Sebenzisa Ukuqhuma Kwezilwane Ezihamba Ngokushesha
Le monkey encane yeKapuchin yabangela ukuxokozela okukhulu endaweni yokuqothulwa kweHacienda Baru National Wildlife Resfuge eCosta Rica. Wayeshesha futhi ukunyakaza kwakhe kwakungenakulinganiswa. Ukusebenzisa ukuqhuma kwakungisiza ngithatha umzuzu lapho athatha ikhefu elifushane egatsheni ngaphambi kokukhuphukela phezulu.
08 kwangu-11
Hlala eduze nomhlahlandlela wakho
Uma usesikebheni, hlala ngemuva kwesiphathimandla. Uma uhamba ebhasini uhamba ngeDenali National Park, hlala ngemuva komgibeli oshayela. Bazi ukuthi bangabheka kuphi izilwane zasendle futhi babona kuqala izilwane zasendle. Ngesikhathi umgibeli ebona iqembu le-moose eceleni komgwaqo weDenali National Park, ngakwazi ukususa isithombe kuqala, ngaphambi kokuba abanye abathwebuli bezithombe bakwazi ukusetha ama-tripods abo.
09 kwangu-11
Thola isithombe sezilwane endaweni yayo
Isithombe sesilwane endaweni yaso singatshela indaba enkulu. Ngifake lo mzuzu ngenkathi ngisahamba nge-Kenai Fjords ne-Major Marine Tours. Ukuphuma nokubamba izintaba nomunye umkhumbi kwenza isithombe sibe nomqondo wangempela wendawo, indaba, futhi inikeza iso ubuhle obuningi ukungena.
10 kwangu-11
Bamba Ngezenzo
Bengingalindeli ukubona ukhozi olusolwandle ngenkathi kuhamba nge-Somes Sound ngaphandle kwe-Acadia National Park. Kodwa ngase ngilungele ikhamera yami ngokuphepha ngesikhwama sami esomile, uma kwenzeka. Futhi ngiyajabula ukuthi ngize ngilungisile. Njengoba nje sasidlula isiqhingi saseBar Island, ukhozi lwaphuma emithini. Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi izithombe zezilwane zihamba ngenselele, kodwa kufana nokubamba umoya wesilwane. Ubona ubuhle bayo bemvelo, ubuhle.
11 kwangu-11
Yamukela ama-Funny Moments
Okujabulisayo mayelana nezilwane ezithombeni ukuthi akukhathaleli ukubukeka kwabo. Abaziqapheli ngokwabo futhi abakhathazeki ngokuthi yiliphi ilanga labo elingcono.
I-bison ibonakala njengezilwane ezinjalo ezinamandla, kodwa ithatha lo mzuzwana e-Yellowstone sikaLamar Valley yezinhlobo ezimbalwa zezingonyama ezizungeza emhlabathini owenzelwe isithombe se-funnier, esingavamile.