What photography mistakes should I avoid in Udawalawe?

Avoid using flash, don’t swap lenses in dusty surroundings, and don’t let the shutter speed be too slow to counter the never-ending rocking and constant vibration of the safari jeep.

• Using flash: This clearly breaks the park rules and can trigger dangerous, aggressive responses from elephants.
• Ignoring the background: If you ignore it, you can end up with the bright sky blowing out or with distracting, unnatural shapes sitting behind the animal.
• Not resting the camera: Don’t just keep the camera floating in your hands. The jeep shakes, so use a beanbag placed on the roll bar and let that support the heavy telephoto lens instead of trying to hold it fully by hand.