I'm looking to get into the wildlife end of photography, inspired in part by the images of Bob and Don among others. I'm still confused as to how one looks for wildlife to photograph. A lot of emphasis is placed upon big glass and big tripods. I figure when you come across something (like a deer), by the time you setup it's long gone. Do you find a spot and just wait for something to come by already setup? What are the techniques you use that facilitate finding the "prey".
Secondly, and I know this may sound wimpish, but what are the safety concerns involved when looking for such things as Grizzlies, or big moose. Is there a particular distance/method that eliminates your chances of getting charged at or eaten alive? I was in Vermont last fall, and I was walking with my wife in a large state park. We came upon these huge bigass tracks. We looked at the tracks, then at each other, and quickly walked back and went about our fall foliage shooting :).
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I'm looking to get into the wildlife end of photography, inspired in part by the images of Bob and Don among others. I'm still confused as to how one looks for wildlife to photograph. A lot of emphasis is placed upon big glass and big tripods. I figure when you come across something (like a deer), by the time you setup it's long gone. Do you find a spot and just wait for something to come by already setup? What are the techniques you use that facilitate finding the "prey".
Secondly, and I know this may sound wimpish, but what are the safety concerns involved when looking for such things as Grizzlies, or big moose. Is there a particular distance/method that eliminates your chances of getting charged at or eaten alive? I was in Vermont last fall, and I was walking with my wife in a large state park. We came upon these huge bigass tracks. We looked at the tracks, then at each other, and quickly walked back and went about our fall foliage shooting :).