This article features a selection of handheld photographs of ducks in flight captured at 1200 mm efov (equivalent field-of-view) with the M.Zuiko 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom lens.
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February Practice Session
On Sunday this past weekend I had the chance for a February practice session, photographing birds-in-flight at a local frozen-over harbour. Most of the birds were ducks and geese, along with a few gulls.
Capturing the Moment
This article is about capturing the moment when we’re photographing birds.
But… first off… my apologies for not posting a new article for the past couple of weeks. Time is a perishable commodity that sometimes is difficult to manage. Juggling projects… and then recently getting laid up for a quite a few days with the flu hasn’t helped.
For most of this month I’ve been focusing the bulk of my efforts on finishing a new eBook… which is finally very near completion… with an announcement imminent.
Photographing Small BIF
One of the challenges that I enjoy is photographing small BIF (birds-in-flight) in their environments, especially when amongst tree branches and other potential obstructions. Even very common birds like sparrows can take on an added dimension when capturing them in-flight in these situations.
Focus and Recompose Technique
Focus and recompose technique is something that was very commonly used back in the days when DSLRs only had a limited number of auto-focus points, mainly clustered around centre frame.
Importance of Frame Rate
This article discusses the importance of frame rate, specifically when photographing perched birds and insects taking flight. As photographers each of us has our own approach on how we use our camera gear. I appreciate that many people use continuous auto-focus for the bulk of their photography that involves wildlife subjects in motion.
Bees with 150-600
This article features a selection of images of bees captured handheld with the M.Zuiko 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom lens.
Dragonflies In-Flight
This article features a selection of images of dragonflies in-flight captured handheld using the M.Zuiko 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom. All of the images were captured during a recent visit to the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington Ontario.
Photographing Captive Butterflies
Photographing captive butterflies can be a very different experience when compared to photographing their counterparts in the wild. Since captive butterflies are usually acclimatized to people we can get much closer to them. This can also lead to them being more comfortable staying in a specific perched position for longer durations of time.
Jumping Spider in Mid-Air
This article features some images of a jumping spider in mid-air, captured handheld in my backyard using Pro Capture H. The photographs are the result of a quick, spur-of-the-moment attempt… so they aren’t the best… but there was some good learning to be gained from this experience. The photographs that follow are six consecutive images taken with the same Pro Capture H run.