'Hey, photographers: don’t be discouraged if you can’t afford the latest and greatest gear out there. You may be surprised by what you can do with modest gear.'
Two males fighting which is routine during mating season.I boarded a minibus at a California state park guided by a park ranger for special access to elephant seals during mating season. Of the seven participants that boarded, I was the only one without a gargantuan expensive telephoto in the $5,000-$13,000 price range weighing in at ten pounds with a camera body.
Nor did I feel a need for a tripod or monopod. There was plenty of great light. However, if I was using a 600mm f/4 on a top-of-the-line full-frame body, I would definitely have wanted a tripod/monopod just to keep from getting sore limbs and muscles and have a stable platform for maneuvering such a monster.
Although I went to photograph the seals, the coastline environment also provided landscape opportunities I realize before dawn, one might feel the need for a tripod for the necessarily slow shutter speeds. But then you are only stabilizingmovement. With IBIS I can easily shoot at 1/4 or 1/8 sec if I wanted to capture a landscape of the beautiful surroundings that weren’t moving . As it turns out my best landscapes were after sunrise with direct warm light on the breaking waves.Warm sunlight highlights a seal scratching her nose.
This seal is flipping sand on itself to help keep cool. The blubber that keeps them warm in cold water can make them hot in the sun.I definitely had the least expensive kit, by a lot. But I actually felt a huge advantage with my lighter, more mobile, yet modest, gear. I thoroughly enjoyed the shoot and finished it without a single sore muscle.is an internationally published photographer who loves teaching as much as shooting. The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
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