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Jaguar Photo Tours

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Supreet Sahoo

Jaguar Photo Tours For many other professional photographers, we learned the following set-up is mostly used.

2 camera bodies, one equipped with a zoom lens 70-200mm, and the other camera body with a prime lens such as a 400mm f2.8, 500mm f4, or 600mm f4. Other lenses such as 200-400 or 100-400 are very versatile and great for use in Pantanal as well. Of Course the lower the F-stop number the better for low light conditions and creating nice Bokeh backgrounds. For a prime lens, I would lean towards either a 400mm or 500mm lens. For very intimate head portraits use a 1.4 or 2.x extender. A 600mm is quite heavy and on many occasions to close when wanting to frame the jaguar whole.

 

Other gears which are important to bring are:

 

  • Monopod for use in boat
  • Memory cards and spares so I could shoot an entire trip without back-in up incase the laptop fails.
  • Laptop
  • External drive
  • Batteries Battery chargers (if you have a spare, bring might your primary charger fail)
  • Drybag or rain cover, in case we have rain you can protect your gear at all time
  • Plug adapter so you can use your devices on different power outlets or plugs
    Some of the routines and tips for jaguar photography are the following.

Always start the day with full batteries. Every night charge your batteries even if they are not drained completely. Start with clean memory cards, Organise your back so you can easily switch cameras, get extenders or change lenses, etc. I try to minimize changing lenses myself. Check your exposure and shutters owed frequently. Not only focus on the jaguar but also it's surrounding so you can anticipate what could happen next. The waiting game is 99 out of 100 the winning strategy. When you see a jaguar in the bush it will drink, hunt, or move eventually. It can be tough to wait multiple hours but from our experience, it gets you the shots.

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