| Many people seemed contented with photographs of | | | | everyone on the road. An example was Michio |
| birds, flowers and bugs taken in their backyard or | | | | Hoshino, expert wildlife photographer, taking pictures of |
| around their home. Some yearn to take their | | | | grizzly bears located in Kamchatka Peninsula, Eastern |
| photography experience to the next level by capturing | | | | Russia. He is a professional photographer and first |
| Wildlife subjects in preserves, national parks or | | | | class outdoors man with plenty of knowledge with |
| perhaps in the actual wilderness. You hold a | | | | bears. He was attacked and then killed by a grizzly |
| responsibility for your subject and others who are also | | | | bear in his tent as he slept. This terrible loss is a serious |
| enjoying the wildlife abundance as soon as you pack | | | | reminder on how volatile predatory wildlife can be |
| your photography gear. | | | | even if you have lots of experience backing on you. |
| You have to keep in mind to understand your | | | | The idea here is that even professionals can still be |
| projected subject as much as possible. You can talk | | | | taken in surprise. |
| to a biologist that is an expert on the group you want | | | | These are things you must remember when |
| to photograph. Remember, there are occasions if the | | | | embarking on nature photography. |
| wildlife subjects feels irritated or threatened, it can bring | | | | Do not approach an animal carcass, it is possible a |
| a possible danger to the photographer. | | | | food reserve. |
| Many years ago when I visited the Yellowstone | | | | Bring pepper spray whenever in a bear country. |
| National Park, I talked with a Park Ranger. Seeing my | | | | Observe for signs of stress on your subject such |
| photography gear, he mentioned that there was this | | | | as bristling of fur or flattened ears. |
| incident with a photographer. He obviously got much | | | | Breath huffing always speaks trouble in wildlife |
| too close taking pictures of an adult male buffalo and | | | | Avoid approaching birds nest |
| did not realize that his camera's flash was stressing | | | | Watch behavioral patterns |
| the buffalo. The buffalo was apparently irritated with | | | | Hire a guide in an unfamiliar area or terrain |
| the light; consequently, the photographer ended up | | | | Examine and take note of native-food resource of |
| being brought to the hospital's emergency room with | | | | your subject. |
| broken ribs and numerous puncture holes. | | | | Keep in mind that no picture is worth risking your |
| Animals in the wild that encounter stressful and | | | | well-being, as well as your subject. |
| obtrusive human encounters can be a problem for | | | | |