Getting a sharp image of a bird in flight is a challenging task, but it’s equally rewarding and satisfying. These small and magnificent creatures with their quick and unpredictable motion make the task of a bird photographer a difficult one. So, if you’re out for some bird photography, it is essential that you have the […]
When the weather is not quite favorable, it’s easy to play the blame game and stay indoors. But instead, you could go out and take some breathtaking photos. Bad weather conditions can help add that missing ingredient to your photos and make them look wow! This is the exact reason that keeps bird photographer Mike […]
Composite photography opens up new doors for the creative photographer. You can make the impossible seem possible. You can turn vivid and wild dreams into a reality. The possibilities are endless. Just take a look at this image for proof: The photographer has a busy bird feeding station in his backyard, and when he wanted […]
They say patience is a virtue and patience really pays off when you have a hummingbird feeder. Photographer Brian Maffitt set up an angled mirror attached to a tripod under his hummingbird feeder and waited patiently. Using a remote shutter release he would take a burst of shots every time a bird came to feed: Maffitt […]
A shot of a bird in flight has always been a challenge to photographers. Seeing a perfect print image only serves to make them eager to create the same result. Photographing a bird in flight presents one problem, but capturing that one special bird-in-flight shot that’s in focus and has good composition plus good light […]
Bird photography in itself is quite a challenging genre of photography. You need to be very patient with your subjects. Even locating those tiny little fellows demands quite a bit of attention and presence of mind. And even after you do so, getting them in the frame to snap a photo is a challenge. Professional […]
Bird photography has to be one of the most challenging photography genres out there. The subjects are usually pretty small, and they’re extremely fast and get scared very easily. Photographers thus have to work in stealth mode. You can usually find these photographers in awkward places working in the most unusual ways. One of the […]
Well, some might say it’s pure luck, others will say it’s the result of hard and intensive work – and I prefer the second option. But we can’t deny to the fact that photographer Peter Cairns (whether out of luck or out of patience and persistence) achieved a glorious and majestic picture of a sub-adult […]
Bird photography is one of the most popular types of photography—and for good reason. There are few things as stunning to look at as a cardinal perched on a tree limb blanketed in snow, or as adorable as a group of baby geese taking their first steps in the springtime sun. Because of the size […]
Patience, knowledge and stealth are just a few key factors one must master in order to be a good bird photographer. You cannot simply walk around in the woods with all your gear and expect a bird to pop in front of you to be photographed. Furthermore, in this genre of photography, it is essential […]
