We offer this advice to those wishing to go on safari with their own vehicle, without a guide (entirely possible in Kruger Park or Etosha, for example).<\/p>\n
How you discover and observe wildlife depends largely on the season:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n – during the dry season, from early afternoon onward, stay near the few remaining major water points. Be patient, very patient, and you will certainly be rewarded for your wait. Most animals come to drink one after another. You will of course have a better chance of seeing herbivores than predators, but since the latter often follow the former… Still, there are a few rules worth following to put the odds in your favour:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n – be patient and learn to read animal behaviour. An herbivore acting unusually is sometimes a sign that a predator is nearby. Photographic equipment:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Here is a short list of the basic equipment for photographing an African safari:<\/p>\n Pitfall n\u00b01: dust. – DSLR camera body Accessories We offer this advice to those wishing to go on safari with their own vehicle, without a guide (entirely possible in Kruger Park or Etosha, for example). How you discover and observe wildlife depends largely on the season: – during the dry season, from early afternoon onward, stay near the few remaining major water points. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":64716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-africa","category-botswana","category-advice-sheets","category-kenya","category-namibia","category-tanzania","category-zambia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n– during or just after the rainy season (summer, or early winter in southern Africa), there is no point staying near water points \u2014 they are too numerous and the animals remain scattered across the bush. At this time of year, animals are much harder to spot, and their dispersal makes observation even more uncertain.<\/p>\n
\n– drive slowly: above 20 km\/h you have almost no chance of spotting an animal concealed in the bush (you don’t become a tracker in two days!).
\n– don’t fix your gaze on one spot; instead, let your eyes sweep from left to right. The more ground you cover, the better your chances of spotting something, even fleetingly.
\n– keep noise to a minimum and listen to your surroundings. Besides being the most relaxing thing you can do for your nerves, hearing something often helps identify what you can’t yet see.<\/p>\n
\nNever open your camera body to change a lens unless you are stationary and shielded from dust.
\nThe sensor is a real magnet for it, and anti-dust mechanisms or software quickly reach their limits.<\/p>\n
\n– 200 or 300mm lens minimum (500mm being ideal) + a possible 1.4x teleconverter if your lens is fast and well built
\n– 70-200mm lens for wider shots, and a 20mm wide angle for landscapes
\n– Protective filter
\n– Plenty of memory card space (especially if this is your first safari)
\n– Rechargeable batteries (bring the charger and the right adaptor)
\n– If you are camping without electricity: the equipment needed to recharge your batteries (solar charger, cigarette lighter adaptor, etc.)<\/p>\n
\n– Beanbag to rest your lens on the window edge, or a monopod
\n– Dustproof, shockproof bag to protect your photographic equipment in cars and 4x4s
\n– Small pouches to protect your memory cards
\n– Slightly damp cloths to wipe off dust and protect lenses
\n– Blower brush to remove dust from lenses
\n– Binoculars (with good light transmission)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"