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Getting started
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An introductory field guide to wildlife photography
By Roger Cox
As a hobby wildlife photography can be a fun and rewarding pastime.
However it isn't something to undertake without a healthy respect for
nature as well as the environment. If you’re determined to hone your
skills as a wildlife photographer and at the same time would like to
keep things as harmless and as enjoyable as possible, then balanced
with your own safety the welfare of your subjects should always come
first.
These days you don’t have to go very far to find a wild animal or plant
to photograph. Zoos and wildlife centres are just one way of turning
what can start out as a passing interest into a passionate one.
However to photograph out in the wild often means hiking and hiding
out in the freezing cold or blazing heat, else sitting or lying cramped for
hours while waiting for the right animal to show up. So without a
decent plan or strategy going after a particular subject could take years
or not at all if you’re simply relying on luck to get exactly what you’re
after.
