She talks generally about where to find birds as well as giving many specific locations across the country. Yay!Īt the end of the book she gives us a very welcome chapter on “ Bord photography hotspots“. She also does quite a long section on pre-focusing which I haven’t seen before-usually it’s just a paragraph or two.
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She explains how to configure the automatic focus system for flight pics and does it for Canon and for Nikkon. Of course any book and bird photography must have a section on capturing birds in flight but hers is especially informative. Who knew? I tend to shoot many of my birds in my own backyard so I appreciate her advice on how to attract birds as well as how to shoot ‘em. Especially her distinction between birds with binocular vision and those without because the angle you’re looking for differs accordingly. She includes tips, among them head angles to look for in shooting a bird portrait, and I can say I have never seen that in another bird photography book. In that section she points out that one reason to use flash is, if a bird has white feathers, it’s a much cleaner, brighter, more detailed result. Later in the book she discusses using fill flash to shoot birds and it’s one of the more helpful ways I’ve seen it discussed. She also talks about types of blinds we can use to get closer.
Time well spent is the time the author describes for us how to stalk the birds, how to move so that you don’t frighten them and can get good pics. I also heartedly agree with her recommendation to use back-button focus. I much appreciate the time she spent explaining the strategy behind the autofocus system for photographing birds! It’s a complicated topic and she did a good job. She gives website and other information on how to find out where the birds are when you want to photograph them. I found very useful her advice on how to find out where birds are at a particular time. Quite helpful! I noticed that she used flash on a photo of a duck in one of the first pics in the book and I’m eager to read later in the book how that works. I love that for every photograph she gives not only the camera settings, but the equipment she used. Wow! The author humbly notes that luck had a lot to do with that particular shot. Not to mention that one of the very first photos is of two puffins touching beak-to-beak in an apparently affectionate way. The author’s passion for birds comes through in the book’s introduction which bodes well - always helpful to photograph what you love. And to cut to the chase, this book is the best bird photography book I’ve read to date - really. Well, birds are my favorite subject for portraits, so to say I eagerly awaited this book’s release is an understatement :-).
In this richly illustrated book, you’ll learn how to be in the right place at the right time and how to obtain tack sharp portraits.
In Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing Birds and Their Behavior, acclaimed bird photographer and author Marie Read shares techniques and stories behind her compelling images, offering fresh insights into making successful bird photographs, whether you’re out in the field or in the comfort of your own backyard. Ordering, Shipping & Returns Information.
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