Comments on: Backyard Bird Photography Tips

By: Snap Happy

Snap Happy — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:37:16 +0000

No tips from me still learning lol . I love bird photography it is so rewarding when your photos turn out lol I have lots of feeders all year long ! I find it wonderful to just be there in the midst of nature, camrea in hand, I dont use a tripod trying to capture its beauty ! I just wish I could get the Hummers wings in stop motion but heck I am working on that and am enjoying it thoughly ! I do have a blog of my and hubbies photography http://kandewoodphotography.blogspot.com I enjoy sharing our photos even if we arent pros !

By: Kothiala

Kothiala — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:40:52 +0000

Very informative, will try taken pictures in Aperture priority, have been using manual only.

By: Skyline Outdoor Living

Skyline Outdoor Living — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:50:55 +0000

Very nice site—
The birds definitely bring a backyard to life.
I don’t know much about photography but I’m going to give it a try anyway.
Thanks for the inspiration.

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:40:50 +0000

Enjoying the use this website thank you so much for the great tips. Just got a new camera for starters and I sure can’t wait for spring and summer. Until then I have a lot of practising to do and whole lot of reading.

By: Diego

Diego — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:17:11 +0000

Good!
I have tried some, take a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/diegoap/5086678602/

By: Brian Morgan

Brian Morgan — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:18:47 +0000

I’ve been an editorial and documentary photo-journalist for more than two decades – just giving backyard bird photography a try now I’m getting a bit long in the tooth. I found my historic 70-210 Nikon was not up to the task so just bought the 70-300 VRII, and what a difference. Depth of field is the big problem now that I can see how sharp the in-focus parts are. Got to work on that. I’m using D300s at the moment as an upgrade from D70, can’t justify moving up to full frame just yet but will only buy FX lenses from now on.

By: John Krout

John Krout — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:17:52 +0000

A couple of additional thoughts.

1. Your external flash unit can reach out to illuminate birds (or anything) even at a distance of 50 feet. Use the flash control and up the output by 2 stops. This flash tactic can help add contrast and detail even on birds that lack the color of a cardinal or bluejay.

2. The flash control basically changes the duration of the strobe flash pulse, which is normally about 1/1,000th second. Some external units provide a control interface to dial down the flash as much as 4 stops, for a duration of 1/16,000th second. This is especially useful for freezing hummingbird wings because those wings beat at remarkably high frequency.

Obviously, if you have no super-short flash, you must either use a super-short shutter speed or give up and allow the wings to blur.

By: Michael Kalafatas

Michael Kalafatas — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:54:03 +0000

Please inform me about to prefer between the resolution 3Mp or 10 Mp when I photograph a flying seagull. Camera Olympus E-510, Crop.

By: Augusto the Evil Walnut

Augusto the Evil Walnut — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:34:53 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYh40mcj8dc

By: Dinesh

Dinesh — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:13:59 +0000

Thanks for the wonderful ideas………..I will try the tips this Sunday and try to get some decent photos………Thanks again