Well, I know that gulls are not hard to come by and while at the park the other day I waited while a family gave the birds some bread. The gulls were flying all over the place and I did get a couple of really good shots.
Here's the results of one I liked a lot. How did I do?
Canon 40D, 100-400 L IS, handheld, Center weighted average.
F/5.6, ISO 100, 1/800 ss, @ 260mm.
Hi Sharna - gulls are willing participants for BIF Practise - just need a little bribery (food). With BIF it is always best to get them before they fly past you, first one is just about on the borderline.
I like the composition and the head angle on the first bird - would have lked to see just a little seperation between the two birds and the ideal wing positions are either fully up or fully down.
Well dooone - its all just practise - keep at it :)
Hi Sharna,
I like the capture. Mr. Peters is correct in reference to using the sea gulls as practice for your birds in flight exercise...:D Agree with the techs already mentioned, I would suggest on opening up the area around the eye, and selective sharpen it...you did well...looking forward to your next one...:cool:
sharna, i might add to take a little off the top to eliminate that dark strip. congrats on the first bif capture. just keep the wind and the sun behind for best results!!!!!!
Thank you everyone. I really am trying to learn more about BIF. Thanks to Artie I've learned a few things about my camera. ;) Birds As Art 1 is a very good read. I'm still reading BAA2.
Thanks for your kind comments.
Hi Sharna Its difficult getting them tow at a time !!!! I like how you position the second bird, maybe a more room between then would be even better. btw if you are by yourself you can toss bread into the water and can get some good flight !!!
Look sharp and like the color of the water in the background. Some white areas look a bit too bright to me. Other than that, I think other have covered pretty much everything. Good work !!
Sharna,
The first step in capturing a great BIF image is: Get the bird in the frame.
You did that well.
Public areas where the birds are habituated to humans are a wonder place to start with birds in flight.
Here is a tip that really helps. Have the sun and wind coming from behind you.
Just like aircraft, birds take off and land into the wind. The birds will be facing you and the shadows will be well controlled.
James,
Thank you. That bit of info is gold to me. I truly appreciate all the help from you guys who have done this for a living. It makes it that much easier to understand and practice getting the good shots.
Thanks bunches.
My First good flight shot
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