Wildlife photography
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Wildlife is among the most challenging motifs for a photographer, and needs a combination of good luck, patience, experience and good equipment.
UnderstandCountless documentaries, websites, and books include pictures of wildlife. This makes their information come alive, and the pictures give people a better idea of what wildlife in foreign places looks like.
PrepareWildlife photography often requires a long telephoto lens, though things like a flock of birds or a tiny creature need other lenses. Video recording can be useful to capture animal behavior.
ChallengesMany exotic animals are hard to find; you might need to wait a considerable time for them to appear, or you might have to search for them. Wild animals might either be shy or aggressive.
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- Photo: Mdf, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons