To the real wild the excitement starts from the sky. The sky and clouds are the first thing i look when i land anywhere and it never gets better than in Africa. Not sure whether it is the open plains or the fresh air…but it never mattered since one is anyway made insignicant with its presence.
Adequate sky, cloud and shades have the capacity to make the image into an epic.
This particular area was having a massive pride. Plenty of zebra, wildebeest carcass around. It gave a feeling of war zone. Wanted to hang around there hoping there would be action. Light was falling and the suspense was building up. The toughest part of capturing action sequence is deciding on where to position. We are not Nat Geo team to keep multiple cameras all around. Being close to hunter is not a good idea. Being close to prey is better but how do we know which is the prey? Sometimes lady luck shines.
Since it is going to be action, the shutter speed needs to be reasonably high. I took the risk of letting the ISO go wild. Here, this is ISO8000. Was glad for being able to capture this experience into a memory that could be shared.
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Plains are one of the best places to see sunrise and sunset. I was inquiring on a forum where we could see great plains and wildlife together in India. The below is the recommendation that was gathered. I have not been to any of this.
In case you know about any of this, please do keep me posted.
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