Examples Of Why Kingfishers Are So Difficult To Photograph In Flight
Kingfishers are hard enough to capture while perched but photographing them well in flight increases the degree of difficulty by several orders of magnitude.
Category: Bird Photography Methods
Willow Flycatcher – BOAS Versus BIH
For years bird photographers and others have debated the relative strengths and weaknesses of two primary “styles” of bird photography.
Juvenile Black-necked Stilt
Some Adaptations Of Willow Flycatchers
While photographing this flycatcher I did what I didn’t do with yesterday’s catbird. It actually worked.
Recently Fledged Gray Catbird
This is the price I pay for my preferred style of bird photography. At times it can be a steep one.
Prairie Falcon In Flight With Prey
This photo is on the short list of my favorite shots of all time, partly because of its high degree of difficulty but certainly not limited to that. But the version I’ve posted in the past needed some tweaking.
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Wing And Tail Stretch
This photo is a perfect example of why I typically fire off quick bursts of many shots of my subjects rather than just one or two.
Yellow Warbler Up Close
Typically I’m not fond of shadows falling onto birds in my photos but I’m rethinking this one.
Green-tailed Towhee In A Flowery Setting
Yellow Warbler Foraging And Singing Enthusiastically
Broad-tailed Hummingbird In Flight
If you time it just right even the wings of a hummingbird in flight can be reasonably sharp at relatively slow shutter speeds.
Mated Pair Of Cinnamon Teals Having An Animated Conversation
I took a huge chance and used the dreaded Shadows/Highlights tool in Photoshop on this image in an effort to save it.
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Another reason I tend to shoot at higher shutter speeds than most bird photographers and this time it still wasn’t enough.
Willet Teasing Me Mercilessly
This is why I keep returning to that gnarly old stump used as a perch in yesterday’s post.
American Avocet Circling Display
Familiarity with bird behaviors gives photographers a much better chance of capturing the shot we’re after.
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Willow Flycatcher – BOAS Versus BIH
For years bird photographers and others have debated the relative strengths and weaknesses of two primary “styles” of bird photography.
Juvenile Black-necked Stilt
Some Adaptations Of Willow Flycatchers
While photographing this flycatcher I did what I didn’t do with yesterday’s catbird. It actually worked.
Recently Fledged Gray Catbird
This is the price I pay for my preferred style of bird photography. At times it can be a steep one.
Prairie Falcon In Flight With Prey
This photo is on the short list of my favorite shots of all time, partly because of its high degree of difficulty but certainly not limited to that. But the version I’ve posted in the past needed some tweaking.
Broad-tailed Hummingbird Wing And Tail Stretch
This photo is a perfect example of why I typically fire off quick bursts of many shots of my subjects rather than just one or two.
Yellow Warbler Up Close
Typically I’m not fond of shadows falling onto birds in my photos but I’m rethinking this one.
Green-tailed Towhee In A Flowery Setting
Yellow Warbler Foraging And Singing Enthusiastically
Broad-tailed Hummingbird In Flight
If you time it just right even the wings of a hummingbird in flight can be reasonably sharp at relatively slow shutter speeds.
Mated Pair Of Cinnamon Teals Having An Animated Conversation
I took a huge chance and used the dreaded Shadows/Highlights tool in Photoshop on this image in an effort to save it.
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Another reason I tend to shoot at higher shutter speeds than most bird photographers and this time it still wasn’t enough.
Willet Teasing Me Mercilessly
This is why I keep returning to that gnarly old stump used as a perch in yesterday’s post.
American Avocet Circling Display
Familiarity with bird behaviors gives photographers a much better chance of capturing the shot we’re after.