Wildlife Photography

[mdees88]

Do you use any sort of tripod or just have very steady hands?

I've actually never used a tripod for wildlife, everything is handheld. I do use very fast shutter speeds when possible to help get sharp shots. Those images were shot at 1/3200 of a second.

I'll tell you what though, birds in flight are tough. I take a LOT of images to get just a few good ones. On most of them, me or the camera miss focus. I don't do birds in flight that often but it is quite hard to keep them in the viewfinder, especially when they get close. If you can see them a good ways off, aquire a focus lock, and track them smoothly as they fly closer it works a lot better....

 

[casportpony]

I've actually never used a tripod for wildlife, everything is handheld. I do use very fast shutter speeds when possible to help get sharp shots. Those images were shot at 1/3200 of a second.

I'll tell you what though, birds in flight are tough. I take a LOT of images to get just a few good ones. On most of them, me or the camera miss focus. I don't do birds in flight that often but it is quite hard to keep them in the viewfinder, especially when they get close. If you can see them a good ways off, aquire a focus lock, and track them smoothly as they fly closer it works a lot better....

You're good. All of my in flight pictures are very blurry!

 

[mdees88]

You're good. All of my in flight pictures are very blurry!

It's not easy. All the settings need to be right then you hope the AF system does its job.... I took a couple hundred images and only posted 3, lol.

 

[All4Eggz]

It's not easy. All the settings need to be right then you hope the AF system does its job.... I took a couple hundred images and only posted 3, lol.

I think one of the hardest parts is picking out the best ones! I always take a bunch so I have more options.

 

[casportpony]

All from 2/20/2022

 

[casportpony]

That's about as good as I can get, lol.

 

[HappyClucker7]

I've actually never used a tripod for wildlife, everything is handheld. I do use very fast shutter speeds when possible to help get sharp shots. Those images were shot at 1/3200 of a second.

I'll tell you what though, birds in flight are tough. I take a LOT of images to get just a few good ones. On most of them, me or the camera miss focus. I don't do birds in flight that often but it is quite hard to keep them in the viewfinder, especially when they get close. If you can see them a good ways off, aquire a focus lock, and track them smoothly as they fly closer it works a lot better....

Can I ask what camera you use?

 

[troyer]

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All from 2/20/2022

Good job!

 

[casportpony]

Good job!

Thanks!

 

[mdees88]

Can I ask what camera you use?

I've been using a Canon 80D for the last 5 years or so and it has been a great camera. I just bought a used Canon R5 last month and it's pretty incredible. Canon just announced the R7 and I preorded one. The R5 is crazy expensive and the R7 is a lot cheaper (but still expensive). My plan was to use the R5 until the R7 comes out then sell it.

The R7 is an incredible camera for the money. I like to buy all my gear used but this R7 will be my first new camera. It's supposed to ship at the end of the month and I can't wait to use it....