# @itsrobbieg on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZwqi_viPMD
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67173834-itsrobbieg-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/29997e1b62.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-19T08:14:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** RobbieG (@itsrobbieg) — https://gondola.cc/itsrobbieg

## Caption

First time behind a 300mm lens 📸
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Phones are great. But getting this close to a lion, a wild dog, or an elephant doing its thing? That’s a different kind of buzz.
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This trip taught me more about wildlife photography than I thought it would. It’s not just about pointing a camera at an animal. It’s about catching them actually doing something. Anything other than sleeping, which apparently they do for 18 hours a day.
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My favourite shot from the whole trip? A bird with a tiny fish in its beak. Didn’t even notice until I got home and pulled the photos up on my laptop. That’s the bit nobody tells you about wildlife photography. Half the magic happens later.
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Still teaching myself how to edit them properly. Sliders are a whole other learning curve. But the bush is generous, and the 300mm did most of the work.
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Let me know if you think im onto somthing… 👀

#wildlifephotography #tanzania #safari #amateurphotographer
#sonyalpha

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tanzania, wildlifephotography, amateurphotographer, sonyalpha, safari

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