A Buffalo Wanders Into Frame–Botswana

Since this was my first time attempting wildlife photography (instead of landscape), the most important information about how I took this photo was patience. It isn’t easy to recompose a shot while animals are moving–and this was a split second moment. I could see the buffalo all drinking from the water, and since I try to shoot with both eyes open, I could see that the buffalo in the foreground was ambling his way into my photo. I had to wait for him to walk into frame (since I was stuck in a vehicle) and pray the other buffalo didn’t satiate their thirst before I hit the shutter.

I used a Canon Rebel T3i (a great entry level DSLR) with my favorite all-around lens–my Tamron 18-270mm. I loved using it because I didn’t have to change my lens for long distance photos. I had my manual settings set to a fast shutter speed and 3.5 aperture to get a nice blurry background. For wildlife photography, I recommend keeping your settings on continuous shooting.

For editing, I used Photoshop Elements 14. I did minimal editing on this shot, just a slight touch up in levels to make sure the lighting was at its best, but in this case the magic was in the subject, not the editing. Even though I love elephants and giraffes, this ended up being one of my favorite photos of the trip!

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