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Wildlife Photography: Flora and Fauna

Wildlife Photography from all over the world: I have been travelling the world taking photographs of animals and nature for many years, so here are some of my photographs and some of my experiences, travel tips, recommendations and advice.

I have written many separate articles about my experiences and photos from many destinations, including: Borneo, Namibia, Botswana, The Amazon Jungle, USA National Parks, Canada, Gibraltar, India, Komodo, Brazil and Peru.

Please follow the appropriate links below.

Borneo Jungle Adventure 

Borneo is a wonderful place to go for wildlife photography. The wide variety of primates make excellent subjects for photographs, but the lighting is difficult in the jungles and the monkeys tend to be high up in the canopy, making long lenses essential. If you are using film, you will need hugh ASA film a lot of the time. For digital photography a good quality DSLR would be required.

Here is my artlicle about my experiences in the rain forests of borneo including a selection of the photographs:

Borneo Jungle Adventure

Wildlife Photography Books 

Digital Wildlife Photography

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Wildlife Photography (How to)

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The Very Best of African Wildlife

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The Master Guide for Wildlife Photographers

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African Safari in Namibia 

If you want to go somewhere different in Africa and have a really good safari experience, then Namibia is a good choice. It is a high quality safari destination with excellent wildlife viewing opportunities, but with the Kalahari desert and the biggest sand-dunes in the world.

Namibian Safari

African Safari In Botswana 

Botswana in southern Africa provides all of the usual safari experiences, but with fewer tourists and the wonderful and unique Okavango Delta.

Here is is a link to my photographs and experiences of Botswana:

Safari In Botswana

Essential safari photography equipment 

If you don't already have an SLR camera and a long lens, it would be a good idea to get one, because a compact camera will not get good results. Typically a zoom lens going up to at least 300mm would be ideal.

I have written a more detailed recommendation of cameras here:

Nikon DSLR Cameras

but here is some good kit for a safari:

Nikon D90 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)

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The Amazon Jungle Experience (Brazil) 

The abundant wildlife in the Amazon is surprisingly illusive, hiding in the dense jungle, but if you stay in the jungle and explore the many overgrown narrow tributaries by boat you will have an unforgettable experience and many photo opportunities: Birds, reptiles and even the occasional pink, fresh-water dolphin.

For the full article and more photos please follow this link:

The Amazon Jungle Experience (Brazil)

USA National Parks in an RV 

The National Parks in America are stunningly beautiful and extremely accessible (compared with national parks elsewhere in the world) Just rent a car, or an RV, and drive. Hotels, motels and campsites can be found in or near the parks. For a full article about the National Parks of USA see the link below:

USA National Parks in an RV

Iguacu Waterfalls in Brazil 

The Most Beautiful Waterfalls in the World?

Brazil has an incredibly varied range of things to see and do, from the jungles of The Amazon to the carnival cities of Salvador and Rio de Janeiro, but if you want a relaxing break in your travel itinerary, or a romanic stay in a beautiful location, Iguacu is the place to go: On the border of Brazil and Argentina, Iguacu (or Iguazu) has not one, but 275 waterfalls forming a beautiful crescent between Argentina and Brazil. The majority of the falls are in Aregentina, but the best views are on the Brazilian side. See the full article here:

Iguacu Waterfalls in Brazil

Film Scanners 

Many of the photographs in my various articles listed here were shot on Fuji slide film, then scanned using high quality film scanners

I have also written an article about scanning slides and negatives and the equipment and software you will need:

Film Scanners

Plustek OpticFilm 7200 7200DPI Film Scanner

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Canada. Vancouver and the Rockies 

For some more of my photographs of Canada, bears, whales etc. see the following:

Canada. Vancouver and the Rockies

The Apes of Gibraltar 

The Apes of Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British territory, but is a small peninsular with an unusual rock formation, bordering Spain and jutting out towards north Africa. It has an interesting cultural mixture of British, Spanish and Moroccan, but for many the main attraction is the monkeys who inhabit The Rock: "Barbary Apes" a kind of Macaque monkey without a tail.

Please read the full article, and see the photographs here...

Not Impressed:

The Inca Trail in Peru 

Please read the full article below:

The Inca Trail in Peru

Indian Tiger Safari 

Please read the full article below:

Indian Tiger Safari

Komodo Dragons in Indonesia 

Please read the full article below:

Komodo Dragons in Indonesia

Other Photography Lenses 

Wildlife Photography Articles 

Tipi (Susie Lehto) 

A big thank you to Susie Lehto (AKA Tipi) for all the help.

Please have a look at Tipi's wildlife photography lens:

Tipi's Wildlife Photography Lens

And a few more of her lenses:

Tipi's Lensography

Second Hand Cameras 

If you don't want to buy a brand new camera, or if you want a classic, try a second hand one from eBay. There are some real bargains at the moment.

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Please Leave Some Feedback 

seashell2 wrote...

Andy beautiful photography! You've had quite the travel adventures, those Kimodo Dragons look pretty scary! I love photography too ( just amateur of course) I've lensrolled this to my Animal Postage and Gift lens. Great work!

ReplyPosted August 21, 2009

jptanabe wrote...

Wow, your photos are truly amazing! Love them. Thanks for this beautiful lens.

ReplyPosted July 07, 2009

aj2008 wrote...

Andy, I just love your wildlife lenses. That photo of the waterfall in Brazil is definitely one of my favourites and am off to visit that one right now! But not before I leave a Blessing!

ReplyPosted June 29, 2009

ElizabethJeanAllen wrote...

Hi,
My name is Elizabeth Jean Allen and I am the new group leader for the Nature and the Outdoors Group.
Welcome.
Lizzy

ReplyPosted May 21, 2009

ElizabethJeanAllen wrote...

I love your pictures.
Thanks for sharing.
Lizzy

ReplyPosted May 20, 2009

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About Me 

Lensmaster AndyPo, aka Andrew Porter, has been a member since July 7 2008, has rated 1,864 lenses, favorited 1,773, and has created 159 lenses from scratch. This member's top-ranked page is "Best Digital Compact Camera: Canon Powershot G10, G11". See all my lenses

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