Join Photofocus’ Melissa Niu and wildlife photographer Moose Peterson about camera noise and interrupting animals.
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About Moose Peterson
Mooses true passion is wildlife photography and he considers himself incredibly fortunate to be amongst North Americas critters and bring back their story with his camera. Along the way Moose has been fortunate to be recognized for his passion. One of the original Nikon shooters to receive the D1 in 1999, Moose embraced this new technology becoming the only wildlife photographer in the world to shoot strictly digital in the early years. While a beta site for all the major hardware and software manufacturers, Moose continues his main goal of photographing the life history of North Americas endangered wildlife and wild places. Being a creative innovator of new techniques both behind the camera and the computer is the driving force behind his photography and goals.
View all of Moose Peterson’s work at www.moosepeterson.com.
I disagree about noise. I was shooting a hippo in the Serengeti with a Canon 1DIV and the individual clearly responded to shutter noise by becoming more and more agitated with each release.
I doubt that your shutter noise had anything to do with it. Could have been your proximity or other factors. I have 30 years of photographing animals and birds and while I hate to agree with Moose on much – on this one I totally agree. I have never seen a shred of evidence (with my own eyes) that confirms the notion that the average run of the mill critter cares a wit about being photographed.
Sorry, Scott, but I stick by my observation. It wasn’t subtle, but very obvious. My wife, who is also a biologist and in the Land Cruiser with me, noted the same.
I also stand by my observation and maybe our experience is just very different. Still if anyone asks me, and they do frequently – I tell them not to worry about it. There are already too many photography police trying to make photography a crime. The last thing we need is one more thing for them to harp on.