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How do the professional wild life photographers take such sharp photos that look almost borderline fake?

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[–] Bear_Hibernates@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

https://preview.redd.it/dp6aejj5xgzb1.jpeg?width=1896&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=767d6bbfcfa89af4f91518b5b87a27a1a9581938

It’s all about the setup and glass. Being as close as you can be while maintaining ethics. Then, taking thousands of photos until you get that 1 perfect (in your opinion) photo. Wildlife photographers spend weeks/months/years photographing specific species. When you think of a week vacation, they are spending 7 days sitting in a snowy field eating beef jerky and granola bars waiting for an elusive snow leopard, and hiring sherpas to help pack in base camp.