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| FRAMED! - How best to Photograph the Vic Falls Devils Cataract Particularly good mid morning, when there is often a double rainbow. Dusk, with a sunset behind, is also a good time to shoot. The view from Livingstone's statue is excellent in the mid afternoon. At high water the view from the 'chain walk' is usually too obscured by spray for photography, but this is a good shooting point at low water. Main Falls Dawn in winter is wonderful for the rose tinted look, as the sun rises directly behind the Main Falls. Try a shot in full moonlight: Five to ten minutes at F2.8 on 100 ASA stock. Danger Point Late afternoon is good from here, with the sun rim-lighting the spraycloud, providing the wind is not blowing the spray in your direction! Eastern cataract Mid morning at the Eastern cataract produces a lovely double rainbow when shot from the extreme eastern lip of the Falls. The knife edge is a good place from which to shoot the bridge. Aerial shots A helicopter is better than a fixed wing for photography, but good results can be obtained from the latter. Concentrate on keeping the horizon straight in the viewfinder, and load a fresh film before takeoff. A 50mm lens with a shutter speed of 1/500 or faster is ideal. White water rafting Photography is possible only if you have a Nikonos or other sub aqua camera and this may be damaged in the rough and tumble. Besides, anyone who has rafted number 18 will tell you that you need both hands on the rope! Professional photographs and videos of the rafting, which include snippets from your day on the water, your bungi jump or microlight trip are available for purchase. Film & Processing Film is generally available in Zimbabwe, but if you use an unusual stock, it's advisable to bring all the film you need and perhaps some spare batteries as the correct replacement may be difficult to obtain. If going to Zambia, you will need to take all you will use with you. One hour processing of colour negative film is available in Victoria Falls. Published in Travel Africa Edition One: Autumn 1997.Text is subject to Worldwide Copyright (c) |
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