Gyorgy Szimuly
03-03-2009, 06:14 PM
Bird photography requires a lot of knowledge on birds which is not so easy even for an advanced or keen bird lover. The more we know about birds, their habitat preferences, feeding ecology or breeding biology the more chance we have to make our bird image collection diverse with beautiful keepers. Not all of us have birding background years back but even if you are a birdwatcher you can agree with me that being a bird photographer requires a sort of different habit or viewpoint in the field.
Technology is with us. We have cameras and lenses for the price of gold. Many of us has a nice pair of binocular, we have iPods and speakers and we have ID books. When I started bird photography I realized that preparing is the majority of the job. When data collected and things prepared for photography then we have to wait for a sunny day to get the best out of our imagination. Only a few guys use telescopes to make some easy research to follow a bird's movement from a distance. Success is depending on the time we spend in the field searching and in the room reading.
I many times see people find it easy to follow the successful buddy and make almost the exact same image on the same perch refusing to add some creativity into his/her photography. I wonder how you guys are prepared for a certain bird to photograph? How much you investigate before you lay in the sand for a sandpiper or sit in front of a singing warbler? What is the percentage of time you spend finding new targets?
Hope you find this interesting enough to react. :)
Cheers, Szimi
Technology is with us. We have cameras and lenses for the price of gold. Many of us has a nice pair of binocular, we have iPods and speakers and we have ID books. When I started bird photography I realized that preparing is the majority of the job. When data collected and things prepared for photography then we have to wait for a sunny day to get the best out of our imagination. Only a few guys use telescopes to make some easy research to follow a bird's movement from a distance. Success is depending on the time we spend in the field searching and in the room reading.
I many times see people find it easy to follow the successful buddy and make almost the exact same image on the same perch refusing to add some creativity into his/her photography. I wonder how you guys are prepared for a certain bird to photograph? How much you investigate before you lay in the sand for a sandpiper or sit in front of a singing warbler? What is the percentage of time you spend finding new targets?
Hope you find this interesting enough to react. :)
Cheers, Szimi