American Pipit – After The Bath
I try to avoid assigning emotions to birds (not always successfully) but I swear this was one joyful little pipit.
Tag: motion blur
Northern Harrier – How Gaze Stabilization Saved An Interesting Photo
It took me years to realize what saved this image. Prepare yourself for some photo and bird geekiness as I explain.
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.
Belted Kingfisher Beating Up On A Fish
They say that a little motion blur can be a good thing because of the action it implies. I’m far from convinced that’s true but opinions may (or may not) vary.
Another Encounter With The Very Red Red-tailed Hawk
I think the plumage colors and patterns on this hawk are striking, especially when seen from behind.
The Burrowing Owl That Changed The Way I Photograph Birds
It could be argued that I owe this cute little fledgling Burrowing Owl a huge debt of gratitude.
Green-tailed Towhee As An Example Of Why I Prefer Fast Shutter Speeds
Overall I gain more than I lose when I use relatively fast shutter speeds for birds.
A Pintail Takeoff (and a valuable lesson learned)
White Pelican In Flight Against A Mottled Sky
I often think of American White Pelicans as flying boats. They’re huge and ungainly looking on land but in flight they’re ever so graceful.
Rough-legged Hawk In flight (and a depth of field mystery…)
Occasionally I take a photograph that seems to defy (my faulty?) logic. And when that happens I probably spend more time pondering over it than I should.
A Golden Eagle In Flight And A Lesson In Depth Of Field
Flawed images can still be of value to the photographer – they can teach us new lessons or remind us of old ones previously learned but temporarily forgotten in the heat of the moment.
Clark’s Grebe – Drying Off That Foot
Western Meadowlark Takeoffs – Shutter Speeds And Motion Blur
Wings of birds move fast at takeoff (and in flight) and the smaller the bird the faster they move. This means that photographers must be cognizant of shutter speed if they want any control over the amount of motion blur in their images.
Blurry Wing Tips – Is It Shutter Speed Or Depth Of Field?
Bird photographers like to know why certain elements of their images are soft (blurry) when others are not because it helps them to evaluate their settings and technique.
The Balancing Act of Shutter Speed, ISO and Wing Motion-blur
Once again, a little photo-geekiness from me this morning. I know that some regular readers of Feathered Photography (especially those who are photographers themselves) sometimes wonder why I tend to use such fast shutter speeds so I thought I’d attempt an explanation.