Exclusive Wildlife Photography Camp - Ranthambhore, May 2021

Itinerary

Scheduled dates – 13^th May to 16^th May 2021 (3 nights and 4 days)
2 Half Day (Zone Free), 4 Regular Safaris
(only 4 photographers per vehicle)

Day 1

Arrive at Sawai Madhopur Station. Our representative will be ready to pick you up from the station. Those who are travelling by air, nearest airport is at Jaipur, which is approx 162 km and can be covered in 3 hours. Innova or equivalent vehicle can be arranged at an additional cost for convenient pick up and drop. Participants are advised to take an early flight to Jaipur which will reach Jaipur not later than 8AM, so that we can reach Ranthambore by 12 noon or schedule a train which will reach Sawai Madhopur around 12 noon. On arrival at the resort, you will be allotted your rooms. Take some rest. We will meet at dining area for lunch around 1:30PM, alongside we will have an introduction session to get familiar with co-participants and some informal discussion about photography, gears to use etc over the lunch. Our afternoon safari time in summer is 3:00PM to 6:30PM. We will leave resort anytime between 2:30PM to 2:45PM, hence get ready accordingly for the first safari post lunch. After we are back from safari, we will discuss the first round over a cup of coffee in lawn area. Once get freshen up, we will again meet at dining area to review the images and discuss about some intricacies of Wildlife Photography. Enjoy the dinner and get back to bed to rise early for morning safari

Day 2

Wake up call at 4am and we all will gather at dining area for morning tea/coffee at 5:30AM. While the Jeeps are being loaded with foodstuff needed for the day, we will sip on the hot tea /coffee. At 5:45 am, we will embark upon one unforgettable journey.. We will be  doing a Half Day Zone free Safari today. Our group leader and veteran naturalist will decide the plan of action for this half day. Tiger sighting is a matter of luck but we have the entire jungle at our disposal, with no zone restriction till 11:30AM, so the search should fetch us some brilliant sighting. Have you ever imagined having breakfast in middle of the dense forest and that too in Tiger's den.. this is the day when you will experience this awesome moment. The search will be on once the breakfast is over. We will be returned back to camp post safari. Get Freshen up and assemble for Lunch. We will leave the camp between 2:30PM to 2:45PM to reach the gate for afternoon safari, which will be scheduled to begin at 3:00PM. We will be back to camp before 7PM. Evening we will do thorough review of the images and our group leader will provide you adequate guidance which will help you on your next day safari. Remember to keep the luggage packed as we will check out immediately post tomorrow’s safari. Dinner at camp.

Day 3

We will gather at dining area for morning Tea /Coffee at 5:30AM. With earlier day’s experience and lot of pre-conceived images we will hit the tiger land once again.. Today also we will have 1 Half day and 1 regular safari scheduled. Healthy technical discussion with our group leaders will help you learn while on the field and many more. We will spend the time in exploring many corners of the forest in search of tiger as well as many other species that reside in this beautiful jungle. Planning will be done by our team leader and naturalist to utilize this for fetching good sightings. Evening will be dedicated for discussion and quick hand holding on post processing techniques. Dinner at camp

Day 4

This is our last day of Expedition.. We will gather at dining area for morning Tea /Coffee at 5:30AM and leave for safari, which will begin at 6:00 AM. Make this last safarai a memorable one as you will be leaving this beautiful place after the safari. Once we are back from the safari, we will check out.

Our expedition ends here and we return back with loads of memory!!

1. How to approach Wildlife in the field
2. Different modes of shooting (Av / A, Tv / S, M and P)
3. Exposure control in field under difficult light conditions
4. Mastering metering techniques (Spot, partial, center weighted, evaluative)
5. Mastering auto focus, focusing points, AF locking and focus tracking for moving subjects
6. How to get sharp images of moving subjects
7. Framing and composition in the field
8. Ethics in Wildlife Photography

Safari timings (Summer):

Ashutosh Shinde based out of Mumbai, is a banker by profession and wildlife enthusiast by passion. Wildlife has always been his passion from childhood. Ashutosh has travelled accross Maharashtra in search of wildlife, but his core area of interest has always remained the wildlife of Gujarat. Having travelled extensively in the local terrains, he has gained quite a good knowledge about the resident and migratory flora & fauna. He has been successful in showcasing his knowledge in varied genre of wildlife photography. His work has been recognized by leading international nature & conservation institutions like NGC, BBC Wildlife Magazine, iNaturalist etc. He is a Panel Expert associated with Team DCP, Mumbai. 

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