In this article, we’ll share our tips for photographing small birds with your digital camera and telephoto lens. This type of wildlife photography can be both challenging and rewarding. Small birds, which often include songbirds, are a highly desirable species to photograph due to their striking colors and boisterous songs. It also means that, due to their size, they can…
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Is 400mm Enough For Bird Photography?
Many species of birds are small and difficult to get close too, so is 400mm enough for bird photography? A lot of folks recommend 400mm as a minimum focal length for quality bird photography. But even at this range, you’ll still need the bird to be quite close to you for your subject to fill the entire image frame. However,…
5 Tips for Amazing Waterfowl Photography
The great thing about waterfowl photography is that you often don’t need to travel very far for a fantastic photo opportunity. All you need is a body of water that these beautiful animals are attracted to, and you’ll often find a number of subjects to photograph. Whether it’s the pond in a city park, or on the shores of the…
The 5 Bird Photography Tips (We wish we learned earlier)
Picture this – it’s spring; you’re walking down a path at one of your favorite birding spots and you notice a bird you have never seen before. You reach for your camera hanging around your neck, bring the viewfinder up to your eye and start frantically firing off shots, hoping to get a sharp photo of this new bird species……
3 Warbler Photography Tips for a Better Shot this Spring
Warblers are some of the most exquisite examples of colors in nature. We’ve decided to share our best warbler photography tips for anyone looking to capture images like the ones in this post. They are hands-down our favorite birds to photograph, and also one of the most challenging. In the beginning, we were often disappointed to review that most of…
6 Useful Tips for Photographing Birds in Flight
We’ve been lucky enough to photograph countless species of amazing birds here in Ontario, from Ospreys to Caspian terns. The ultimate way to capture many of these beautiful animals is to photograph them in flight. However, shooting a bird in flight can be one of the most challenging tasks a wildlife photographer faces. With the following recommendations, you should begin…
Bird Photography Tip: Use Light to Your Advantage
The time of day you choose to photograph birds will have a major impact on the emotion of your images. The same elements that make beautiful sunset stir up emotions in a landscape image apply to your bird photography. The key to a great bird photo is having multiple elements that come together in a one-of-a-kind scene. Effectively lighting techniques…