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How To Use A Photographic Blind

February 23, 2015 by Jim Braswell 1 Comment

Shooting from a photographic blind can be very useful, particularly when photographing wary animals. Although I do not routinely use a blind, there are situations where I do. Such as when shooting birds at a feeding station, or at a watering hole.

On one occasion, I was photographing songbirds at a watering hole in the south Rio Grande River Valley of Texas, when this Greater Roadrunner showed up:

Greater Roadrunner
Greater Roadrunner with Grasshopper / Photo by Jim Braswell
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Filed Under: Wildlife Tagged With: bird photography, blinds, nature photography, photography, Wildlife

How Do You Know When to Upgrade Your Equipment?

September 13, 2010 by Vic Berardi 8 Comments

For the past several years my main bird photography equipment has been one of Canon’s xxD bodies (30D, 40D, 50D and the recent 7D) along with either the Canon 400mm f/5.6L or the Canon 300mm f/4L IS. Sometimes I’ve also used these lenses with the Canon 1.4x Extender.

Both of these lenses offer superb image quality with impeccable sharpness. But, there have been times over the last few years when I missed out on photo opportunities because neither one of these lenses would perform adequately.

What kind of conditions am I talking about? When there’s poor lighting and little time to get the shot. The photo below is a good example. It’s a shot of an adult Red-shouldered Hawk that was taken very late in the afternoon. The sky was heavily overcast, causing some dim lighting conditions. [Read more…] about How Do You Know When to Upgrade Your Equipment?

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: bird photography, canon, equipment, extender, fast lens, gear, hawks, low light, teleconverter, telephoto, upgrade

How to get sharp photos of birds in flight

August 23, 2009 by Vic Berardi 106 Comments

Photo by Vic Berardi
Photo by Vic Berardi
Trying to photograph birds in flight can be frustrating. It may seem like complete randomness at first, but there are actually a few techniques that will significantly increase your chances of getting a sharp photo, some of which are presented in this article.

Although there are many lens choices for photographing birds, our discussion will focus on the medium length hand-holdable telephoto lenses. [Read more…] about How to get sharp photos of birds in flight

Filed Under: Tips, Wildlife Tagged With: bird photography, birds in flight, burst rate, goshawk, hawks, how to photograph birds in flight, how to photograph flying birds, jpeg, moving birds, northern goshawk, photographing birds, raw, sharp photos, telephoto lenses

Ever wonder about taking photos from a kayak? Learn a few tips in our latest podcast!

July 23, 2009 by Steve Berardi 6 Comments

Photo by Tom Jones
Photo by Tom Jones
Our newest podcast is now available via iTunes or direct download. In this episode, our host Matthew Fletcher discusses:

  • Taking photos from a kayak
  • What’s new at photonaturalist.net
  • Pros and cons of digiscoping
  • Light-weight solutions for long hiking trips
  • Nikon D5000 Service Advisory
  • Release of Filter Forge Freepack 2
  • Software for stitching photos

Download the podcast now!

If you’d like to subscribe through iTunes, click here

Thanks to all those who sent in questions, and although we don’t answer them all in this episode, we may get a chance to answer them in a future episode (or write an article about it). So, stay tuned, and keep sending us your questions! [Read more…] about Ever wonder about taking photos from a kayak? Learn a few tips in our latest podcast!

Filed Under: Tips, Wildlife Tagged With: bird photography, boat photography, digiscoping, episode, hiking, kayak, kayaking, light weight solutions, nature photography, photographing birds with a scope, podcast, taking photos from a kayak

Announcing our first podcast episode!

May 31, 2009 by Steve Berardi Leave a Comment

podcast3A few weeks ago, we asked you for nature photography questions, and today we’re happy to announce the release of our first podcast (hosted by Matthew Fletcher), where we answer some of these questions.

Thanks to all those who sent in questions, and although we don’t answer them all in this first episode, we may get a chance to answer them in a future episode (or write an article about it). So, stay tuned!

In our first episode we talk about the top 3 things to know before a trip to Yellowstone along with the top 3 things to bring, tips for getting sharper macro photos, and a critique of the photo below of a male Frigate Bird taken by Janet Atkinson. We also summarize a few news stories. [Read more…] about Announcing our first podcast episode!

Filed Under: Landscapes, Macro, Tips, Wildlife Tagged With: bird photography, camera news, episode, landscape photography, macro photography, male frigate bird, nature photography, photographing bugs, photography news, podcast, polarizing filter, yellowstone

Look for subtle features of your subject

May 19, 2009 by Steve Berardi 3 Comments

(c) iStockPhoto/Emrah Turudu
(c) iStockPhoto / Emrah Turudu
Do you ever feel like you don’t really see your subject until you photograph them?

Photography allows you to capture a seemingly instant moment of time, and observe it forever. In a way, the camera is almost like a time stopper. This may even be one of the reasons you originally got into photography.

After you snap that photo, and check it out later on your computer, you probably inspect it pretty carefully, exploring each and every aspect of your image. Sometimes during these inspections, you’ll notice an intricate detail of your subject that you never noticed before. [Read more…] about Look for subtle features of your subject

Filed Under: Tips, Wildlife Tagged With: bird photography, landscape, nature photography, photonaturalist, photos, snowy plover, Tips, Wildlife

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