How Do You Take Great Bird Photos?
Taking great photos of birds involves more than knowing how to operate a camera. Here are some tips to get striking, hang on the wall bird photos. It may seem obvious but First and most importantly you need to get close to your subject. Doing this can involve a $5000 lens or just a 100-200 MM zoom lens and sneaking closer wearing waders and rubber boots. You can set up a blind in a marshy area and wait for birds to come close. I use a sit on top ocean kayak in the marsh, lots of mosquito repellent and start out early in the morning and around 4 PM before the golden light. I try and locate birds feeding downwind and slowly drift with the wind, camera out and ready and try not to make any sudden moves as I drift nearer to the birds. It may seem silly but don’t make eye contact with your subject but act as if you are doing something else, perhaps with a fishing pole in the boat as if you are just another fisherman. Keep movements slow and easy and not jerky. Early morning light, providing
