My persnol pigeon photography
- You will definitely have to set up your camera to shoot fast no mater of the lighting conditions.
- You might also want to have the camera shooting more frames one after the other.
- Your camera focus mode should be continuous (like in sports photography, for examples).
- Adjust your camera settings. You will certainly want to use continuous focus (AF-C on a Nikon, or AI Servo on a Canon), select the proper focus point (I usually use the center point or dynamic autofocus), a sharp aperture, and a fast shutter speed somewhere around 1/1200th of a second.
- Shoot away from the sun. Usually backlit birds will not be as nice-looking as front-lit birds. Simply planning to stand in the correct spot will significantly improve the quality of your images.
- Don't skimp on depth-of-field. Beginning birds in flight shooters often use the lowest aperture they have available to get a high shutter speed. While a high shutter speed is certainly important, skimping on aperture is not the answer. Many birds have a large wingspan, and a low aperture will often put the wing tips out of focus. If you need more light to increase your shutter speed, use a higher ISO.
- Here are some of my personals photos of pigeons, done in a winter photo session:
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