The Photographer's Guide to Etosha National Park is a comprehensive guide book that will help solve the frustration of returning home after a once-in-a-lifetime African safari with disappointing photos.
The Photographer's Guide to Etosha National Park covers the five rest-camps within Etosha and offers everything needed for a visitor to quickly learn what photo equipment to bring with, to know where the animal hot-spots are and to know what to expect from the animals when they find them. Unlike many other destination guides, the information is presented in an easily understandable manner, with simple explanations, detailed maps, 170 color photographs and photo lessons at the end of every chapter.
According to Don Stilton, a professional photographer in Florida, USA, “My wife and I have traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and other areas of the world and rarely have we found a travel guide that not only says 'come and visit', but these authors actually go farther to help you plan your visit by explaining exactly when and where to visit and in which direction to park your vehicle as well as best times of the day to catch memorable glimpses of wildlife. To enhance the great photos, the authors have designed the images so that all you have to do is allow your pointer to hover over the image to see a short description displayed with complete exif details to assist the visitor with camera and light settings".
"Drawing upon our collective twenty seven years of African photo safari experience, we have compiled a guidebook that we would have loved to have had when we first started going on African safaris!", says Kathryn Haylett, one of the e-Book's co-authors.
The outcome: quickly and easily gain a new understanding into the world of African wildlife and acquire the skills necessary to find and then photograph them. From the first day the visitor arrives at Etosha they can be photographing the key animal species like an Etosha veteran.
Professional Reviews
Apoogee Photo Magazine
Many photographers dream about an African Safari and wonder where they would go, what to take and how to capture the outstanding images of exotic wildlife in their own habitats.
Few would pick up a guide book to a single park in Africa and read it, unless they had solid plans of traveling to that location. This book just might be an exception to that rule. In this Photographer’s Guide you learn about Etosha, one of Namibia and Africa’s premier parks.
You find out where and when the animals tend to come to certain locations, what animals to expect, suggested lenses and other equipment to have, suggested drives and even suggested locations for parking to get the optimum opportunities.
The book is peppered with outstanding images from stunning sunrises to sunsets, animal interactions and portraits.
But what makes the Guide even more important is the Photographic Lessons they provide, such as: Understand Animal Behavior, Scan the Waterholes, and How to Photograph Animals at Night.
All of this combines in an e-book that is a “must take” if you are planning a trip to Etosha.
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FindTripInfo
“Never judge a book by its cover”, so the saying goes. I always do. Here’s a book that covers (a) wildlife and nature photography; (b) shows me “how” to record those incredible memories; and (c) relates the lessons specifically to a wildlife park that I love to visit. The Photographers Guide to Etosha National Park immediately caught my interest!
The authors and photographers of The Photographer’s Guide to Etosha National Park are clearly passionate about their subject. This shows in every photograph and in the detailed ‘how to’ explanation on each page.
They want to share their passion for wildlife and photography with the world and they do it well. They do it with care and simplicity so that amateur or even more challenged photographers like me can understand and learn. Yet it is clearly going to be an invaluable reference for the experienced photographer.
I really enjoy how the book shares secrets on where – and then how – to capture the best images.
My conclusion? I will definitely be taking this guide book along on my next trip to Etsoha – and recommend it for all the practical, specific and easy to understand lessons and tips it contains, for your visit to Etosha National Park.
Namibia Tourism Board, UK
Quite simply, this book is an absolute must have for those travelling to Namibia with the intention of taking stunning photographs of the wildlife congregating around the waterholes of Etosha.
The authors are real experts on advising how to get into the right position, at the right time to effectively capture your subject. Their collective passion for photographing Namibia’s diverse wildlife is a recurrent theme throughout the book.
I always say that almost anyone can take amazing pictures in Namibia thanks to the natural light and hauntingly beautiful landscapes but when coupled with this informative guide book, one cannot fail to produce images that are certain to make all your friends jealous and act as a constant reminder of the magical time you spent in Namibia.
