A combination of landscape and wildlife photography is nature's portrait. A broad view of a complete environment, that takes in life at all levels, creates the opportunity for a coherent set of images. By covering a range of subjects, including animals, plants and landscapes, the series of photographs automatically takes on an ecological slant and creates a picture essay.
Think of the habitat as a complete unit, with every element, from weather and landscape to plants and insects, interconnected. This is an essential key both to understanding and shooting nature photography. Such a treatment gives the opportunity for visual variety that may be difficult when dealing with only one animal. Indeed, visual variety is essential, and can be achieved by paying close attention to the lighting, to different scales (from over-views to close-ups), overall composition and to variety in the focal length of the lens.
