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Writer                         : Muhammad Al Fatih Dz

Editor                         : Fikri Budi Maulana

Article                        : Challenges of Bird Photography in Sao Paulo

Study Program            : Photography

Deadline                                :Mid-Test

 

Challenges of Bird Photography in São Paulo, Brazil

Wildlife photography has taken me to many places around the world, both exotic and familiar. In the realm of the familiar, I have one vivid memory from last year, from back in my home town Ottawa. I remember lying in the snow and holding my D500, just waiting for a Common Goldeneye to be in exactly the right position. Usually, it doesn’t happen.

Months later, I went a bit more exotic and took an unforgettable trip to Arizona where I was amazed not only by the birds, but by the beautiful desert landscapes.

My latest adventure is a bit different and over eight thousand kilometers away in Brazil. I’ve been here since February, doing something a bit more long-term. Since arriving, I desperately wanted to explore Brazil’s wild forests with my wife and get some amazing bird and wildlife shots.

As luck would have it, I’ve been delayed by the Brazilian bureaucracy of exchanging my foreign driver’s license, which is taking far longer than expected. Yes, new places always have new challenges. I’ve moved around enough to know that. Still, being suddenly unable to drive has been frustrating, and trying to solve it has been exhausting.

But if there’s one thing I know, it’s that birds are everywhere. Could I get some bird photographs in the city of São Paulo instead?

Going after birds in the city has its challenges, and São Paulo is certainly one of the more challenging cities. For instance, it is pretty much never safe to bring expensive gear around town. That’s quite different from most places in Canada and Australia, where you can hang a big hunk of glass from your neck and be relatively safe. In Arizona, I remember just falling asleep at noon on a desolate mountain surrounded by my gear, bathed by the warm sun. Yeah, that’s not happening here.

Rising to the Challenge

How could I solve the dilemma of carrying expensive gear? What about bringing that antique Tamron 55BB 500mm f/8 mirror lens instead? This lens does not approach the quality of modern glass, but it also doesn’t attract as much attention (or cost as much if it were to get stolen).

I knew I would have to get extra close to the birds to produce something decent. If you want to improve your image quality, get closer! The Tamron does have a high reproduction ratio of 1:3, so could I use that to get some unusually close portraits?

To make it even more challenging, São Paulo is the largest metropolitan area in the world outside of Asia with hardly any green spaces. On the other hand, the few green parks that do exist are oases for birds struggling against the onslaught of humanity.

My gear restrictions demanded unusual thinking. What about that wonky donut bokeh effect of a mirror lens? Time to pay extra attention to my backgrounds to make sure those donuts didn’t get out of control. Challenging indeed. But over time, I found myself adapting to, and maybe even befriending my eclectic and quirky manual-focus mirror lens.

So now I’m sitting in the warm grass, waiting for a Rufous Hornero to be in exactly the right position. Usually, it doesn’t happen; some things never change. But in the past five months, I’ve seen sixty-four species I’d never seen before. And I’ve seen all of them in city whose greater metropolitan area has a population more than half of Canada’s.

This has brought my total life list to 630 species of birds, and I’ve photographed almost all of them. Although most of the photos still need improving, a few of those shots mark moments of serene peace that I will remember forever.

And I’ve learned something else. Everyone always says that gear isn’t the most important thing in photography, but these past few months really drove that home. If you’ve read some of my other articles, you know I usually shoot with more capable gear, but I’ve been truly surprised at the performance of some of the “lesser” lenses I’ve recently used when they’re pushed to their limits.

So, although I still believe gear is important in the right circumstances – and I will admit I’ve certainly missed shots when using my manual focus relic – I do want to encourage everyone to get out shooting regardless of what your gear is!

As bird photographers know, some species are shy, and others have certain colors that really need the right kind of light to do them justice. Just like new adventures and places, new species come with big challenges for me as a photographer, and I am delighted I could share my latest challenge of shooting birds in the middle of São Paulo, Brazil. And recently, I got a bit of hopeful news about my driver’s license, so if all goes well, you’ll soon be reading about another quest to find even more birds!

 

 

A.              5W1H Questions

 

No	WH	Sentence Building (Question and Answer)
1	Who	Who made the article “Challenges of Bird Photography in Sao Paulo,Brazil”?
	Answer	The person who wrote the article is Jason Polak
2	Who	Who is the person in the article?
	Answer	Jason Polak
3	What	What camera did Jason was using when taking photo’s?
	Answer	He was using Pentax K50
4	What	What lense did he use?
	Answer	Tamron 55BB 500mm
5	Where	Where does Jason hometown located?
	Answer	In Ottawa
6	Where	Where was the trip that made an unforgettable impression to Jason?
	Answer	The trip to Arizona
7	Why	Why did Jason decided to shoot in Sao Paulo?
	Answer	Because he got a little problem with the Brazillian Bureaucracy when exchanging his driver license.then remembered that in Sao Paulo there’s also a lot of birds
8	Why	Why does taking photo’s in Sao Paulo challenging?
	Answer	Because Sao Paulo is the largest metropolitan area with hardly any green spaces
9	When	When did Jason need to come up with unusual thinking?
	Answer	When he was under gear restrictions
10	When	When did the article was published?
	Answer	In August 17 2023
11	How	How did Jason took the photos?
	Answer	He would have to get close to the birds to get something decent
12	How	How did Jason focus with his camera?
	Answer	He used manual focus on his camera

 

 

B.              Verbal and Nominal Sentences.

1.         Verbal Sentences

No	Sentences	A/P
01	Sao Paulo is the largest metropolitan area with hardly any green spaces.	P
02	Wildlife photography has taken Jason to many places around the world	A
05	Everyone always says that gear isn’t the most important thing in photography	P
06	To get something decent Jason has to get close to the birds	A
07		P
08	Jason was amazed by his unforgettable trip to arizona	A
09	my latest adventure is a bit different and over eight thousand kilometers away in brazil	P
10	One of the more challenging cities is certainly Sao Paulo	A

 

2.         Nominal Sentences

No	Nominal Sentences
01	Bird Photography is a branch of the art of Photography
02	Wildlife Photography is is both exotic and familiar
03	Gear restriction demanded unusual thinking
04	Arizona have beautiful landscape
05	Sao Paulo is one of the more challenging city
06	Getting closer to improve the image quality
07	Gear is important in the right circumstances
08	New species come with big challenges as a photographer
09	Going after birds has its challenges
10	Exploring Brazil wild forests to get some wildlife shots

 

 

 

 

 

C.    Active and Passive Construction

           

No	Sentences	Active	Passive
01	Jason has taken to many places around the world because of  Wildlife photography	V
	Wildlife photography has taken Jason to many places around the world		V
02	Unforgettable trip to Arizona  where Jason was amazed		V
	Jason was amazed by his unforgettable trip to arizona	v
03	Jason has to get close to the birds to get some decent photos		v
	To get something decent Jason has to get close to the birds	v
04	The largest metropolitan area with hardly any green spaces is Sao Paulo	v
	Sao Paulo is the largest metropolitan area with hardly any green spaces		v
05	Demanded to unusual thinking by gear restrictions	v
	My gear restrictions demanded unusual thinking		v
06	I still believe gear is important in the right circumstances		v
	In the right circumstances I believe gear is still important	v
07	Gear isn’t the most important thing in photography is what everyone always says	v
	Everyone always says that gear isn’t the most important thing in photography		v
08	You need to get closer if you want to impove your image quality	v
	If you want to improve your image quality,get closer		v
09	my latest adventure is a bit different and over eight thousand kilometers away in brazil		v
	Over eight thousand kilometers away in brazil is my latest adventure and it’s a bit different	v
10	Sao Paulo is certainly is one of the more challenging cities		v
	One of the more challenging cities is certainly Sao Paulo	v

           

 

 

 

D.    List of Vocabulary

No	Vocabulary	Pronoun Spelling	Meaning
01	Camera	Kam-er-uh, kam-ruh	Kamera
02	Bird	burd	Burung
03	Photo	foh-toh	foto
04	Picture	pik-cher	Gambar
05	Gear	geer	Perlengkapan
06	Explore	ik-splawr	Menjelajah
07	Challenging	chal-in-jing	Menantang
08	Quality	kwol-i-tee	Kualitas
09	Photography	fuh-tog-ruh-fee	Fotografi
10	Adventure	ad-ven-cher	Petualangan

 

E.    Tenses and It’s Pattern

 

No	Sentence	Tenses
01	Wildlife photography has taken me to many places around the world both exotic and familiar	Simple Present
02	My latest adventure is a bit different and over eight thousand kilometers away	Simple Present
03	I remember lying in the snow and holding my D500, just waiting for a common goldeneye to be in exactly in the right position	Past Continuous
4	Since arriving, I desperately wanted to explore brazil’s wild forests with my wife and get some amazing bird and wildlife shot	Past Continuous
5	Months later, I went a bit more exotic and took an unforgettable trip to arizona	Simple Future tense
6	Being suddenly unable to drive has been frustrating	Past Continuous
7	My gear restriction demanded unusual thinking	Simple Present
8	For instance, it is pretty much never safe to bring expensive gear around town	Simple future tense
9	Going after birds in the city has its own challenges	Simple future tense
10	I remember just falling asleep at noon on a desolate mountain surrounded by my gear	Past continuous

 

F.         Translation into Indonesia

Tantangan Fotografi Burung di São Paulo, Brasil

Fotografi alam liar telah membawa saya ke banyak tempat di seluruh dunia, baik yang eksotik maupun yang familiar. Dalam dunia familiar, saya memiliki satu kenangan yang jelas dari tahun lalu, dari kota asal saya, Ottawa . Saya ingat berbaring di salju dan memegang D500 saya, menunggu Common Goldeneye berada di posisi yang tepat. Biasanya hal itu tidak terjadi.

Beberapa bulan kemudian, saya pergi ke tempat yang lebih eksotis dan melakukan perjalanan yang tak terlupakan ke Arizona di mana saya kagum tidak hanya oleh burung-burung, tetapi juga oleh pemandangan gurun yang indah.

Petualangan terakhir saya sedikit berbeda dan jaraknya lebih dari delapan ribu kilometer di Brasil. Saya sudah berada di sini sejak bulan Februari, melakukan sesuatu yang lebih bersifat jangka panjang. Sejak tiba, saya sangat ingin menjelajahi hutan liar Brasil bersama istri saya dan mengambil foto burung dan satwa liar yang menakjubkan.

Untungnya, saya tertunda oleh birokrasi Brasil dalam menukarkan SIM asing saya, yang memakan waktu jauh lebih lama dari perkiraan. Ya, tempat baru selalu punya tantangan baru. Saya sudah cukup berpindah-pindah untuk mengetahui hal itu. Namun, tiba-tiba tidak bisa mengemudi memang membuat frustrasi, dan mencoba mengatasinya sungguh melelahkan.

Tapi satu hal yang kuketahui adalah burung ada dimana-mana. Bisakah saya mendapatkan beberapa foto burung di kota São Paulo?

Mengejar burung di kota mempunyai tantangan tersendiri, dan São Paulo tentunya merupakan salah satu kota yang lebih menantang. Misalnya, membawa perlengkapan mahal keliling kota bukanlah hal yang aman. Hal ini sangat berbeda dengan kebanyakan tempat di Kanada dan Australia, di mana Anda dapat menggantungkan sepotong kaca besar di leher Anda dan relatif aman. Di Arizona, saya ingat saya tertidur pada siang hari di gunung terpencil yang dikelilingi perlengkapan saya, bermandikan hangatnya sinar matahari. Ya, itu tidak terjadi di sini.

Bangkit Menghadapi Tantangan

Bagaimana cara mengatasi dilema membawa perlengkapan mahal? Bagaimana kalau membawa lensa cermin antik Tamron 55BB 500mm f/8? Lensa ini tidak mendekati kualitas kaca modern, namun juga tidak menarik banyak perhatian (atau harganya mahal jika dicuri).

Saya tahu saya harus lebih dekat dengan burung-burung itu untuk menghasilkan sesuatu yang layak. Jika Anda ingin meningkatkan kualitas gambar Anda, mendekatlah! Tamron memang memiliki rasio reproduksi tinggi yaitu 1:3, jadi bisakah saya menggunakannya untuk mendapatkan potret yang sangat dekat?

Tantangannya lebih besar lagi, São Paulo adalah wilayah metropolitan terbesar di dunia di luar Asia yang hampir tidak memiliki ruang hijau. Di sisi lain, sedikit taman hijau yang ada merupakan oase bagi burung yang berjuang melawan serangan kemanusiaan.

Pembatasan perlengkapan saya menuntut pemikiran yang tidak biasa. Bagaimana dengan efek bokeh donat miring dari lensa cermin? Saatnya memberikan perhatian ekstra pada latar belakang saya untuk memastikan donat tersebut tidak lepas kendali. Memang menantang. Namun seiring berjalannya waktu, saya mendapati diri saya beradaptasi, dan mungkin bahkan berteman dengan lensa cermin fokus manual saya yang eklektik dan unik.

Jadi sekarang saya sedang duduk di rerumputan yang hangat, menunggu Rufous Hornero berada di posisi yang tepat. Biasanya hal itu tidak terjadi; beberapa hal tidak pernah berubah. Namun dalam lima bulan terakhir, saya telah melihat enam puluh empat spesies yang belum pernah saya lihat sebelumnya. Dan saya telah melihat semuanya di kota yang wilayah metropolitannya lebih luas dan berpenduduk lebih dari separuh penduduk Kanada.

Ini menjadikan total daftar kehidupan saya menjadi 630 spesies burung, dan saya telah memotret hampir semuanya. Meski sebagian besar fotonya masih perlu diperbaiki, beberapa di antaranya menandai momen kedamaian tenteram yang akan saya ingat selamanya.

Dan saya telah mempelajari hal lain. Semua orang selalu mengatakan bahwa perlengkapan bukanlah hal yang paling penting dalam fotografi, namun beberapa bulan terakhir ini benar-benar membawa dampak positif. Jika Anda telah membaca beberapa artikel saya yang lain, Anda pasti tahu bahwa saya biasanya memotret dengan perlengkapan yang lebih mumpuni, namun saya benar-benar terkejut dengan kinerja beberapa lensa “lebih rendah” yang baru-baru ini saya gunakan saat lensa tersebut didorong ke batasan mereka.

Jadi, meskipun saya masih percaya bahwa perlengkapan itu penting dalam situasi yang tepat – dan saya akui saya pasti melewatkan pengambilan gambar saat menggunakan peninggalan fokus manual saya – saya ingin mendorong semua orang untuk keluar memotret, apa pun perlengkapan Anda!

Seperti yang diketahui oleh para fotografer burung, beberapa spesies bersifat pemalu, dan spesies lainnya memiliki warna tertentu sehingga memerlukan jenis cahaya yang tepat agar dapat menyesuaikannya. Sama seperti petualangan dan tempat baru, spesies baru hadir dengan tantangan besar bagi saya sebagai seorang fotografer, dan saya senang bisa berbagi tantangan terbaru saya yaitu memotret burung di tengah São Paulo, Brasil. Dan baru-baru ini, saya mendapat sedikit kabar penuh harapan tentang SIM saya, jadi jika semuanya berjalan lancar, Anda akan segera membaca tentang misi lain untuk menemukan lebih banyak burung!

F.     Please sum-up the article by explaining the reason why author use the tenses.

 The reason why the author uses the tences is because to make it easy to be understand easily by the readers, the article is intended for the photographers that is looking for some inspiration they needed for  ideas in taking pictures