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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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What tips do you have for a beginning nature photographer? Your pictures are really inspiring and I'd love to be able to take pictures like that (haha, but probably not with tigers because there aren't a lot of those in Suburbia. haha.)
Thanks
-Equipment doesn't make the photographer...if you don't have the best camera, don't worry. Photography is all about your creativity, timing and patience, not what you use. Anyone who says the camera determines how good you are is an idiot. There are many people that have advanced cameras and don't know how to use them as well as people who use cheap cameras and know them well enough to get jaw-dropping photos.
-Be creative. Experiment, play with your camera and have fun. At worst, you'll have learned more about the camera and about taking photos, at best you'll get great shots!
-Do research. The Internet is a great tool, use it to learn more about techniques and how to overcome obstacles. There are plenty of photographers willing to share pointers to those who are curious.
-Be patient. People may think it is easy for me to get the photos I do, but what people don't see is me watching a tiger for hours for the right moment.
-Have fun! Make it worth your time. Do it for yourself and try not to get wrapped up in what other people think (I make that mistake all the time).
Thanks again!!
Leonardo DiCaprio has been devoted to the conservation of the wild Tiger for the past year, specifically in India. According to DiCaprio, who works with WWF, there are less than 400 tigers living in the wild, not 3000 which you stated on your front page
And another comment, which you may not agree with but that's fine, is that WWF is actually a very cruel organization. While they do work hard to preserve endangered animals and their habitats, WWF does not give a second thought to the welfare of domesticated animals. Previous undercover investigations provide evidence that WWF cruelly tests extremely harmful chemicals on cats, dogs, etc. Chemicals that have already been labelled as 'dangerous,' but according to WWF they need to be retested to make sure that they are 'truly dangerous.' If you don't believe my information, please feel free to search it yourself. This is why I am glad to know there are people like you out there trying to save tigers, but sad to know that you also support a cruel organization with very questionable motives.
Thanks for taking the time to read my comment.
If you are going to make claims against WWF, which is an organization I've had a lot of experience with, you need to understand that the burden of proof is on you, not me. I'm not going to do your research for you. Look at who is making these claims and look at what their motivation might be... if it is an animal welfare non-profit like PETA, consider that they may simply want to draw funds away from WWF to their own organization; it wouldn't be the first time. If this is something that concerns you, make sure the source of your information is reputable. IFAW is another organization that cares about animal rights and they've worked with WWF on issues with a common ground.
WWF is not an animal rights organization, they are a conservation organization...that is their mission. Animal rights is important, but organizations have limited budgets and if WWF deems it necessary to focus on conservation (i.e. preventing extinction/depletion) rather than animal rights, that is their prerogative. If you donate to an animal rights organization, I can't fault you for not giving to a conservation organization as well, even though they are closely related. It is your money and I can't tell you how to spend it. The same is true for NGOs.