What to Pack in Your Camera Bag for a Long Lens Birding Day
If you are working out what to pack in a camera bag for bird photography, start from the lens.
Which Memory Card Actually Clears the Buffer: SD UHS-II vs CFexpress for Bird Burst Shooting
A flight sequence lasts a few seconds. A harrier turns over a field, a tern folds into a dive, a kingfisher leaves its perch.
How to Photograph Sandpipers: Shutter Speed, Autofocus and Fieldcraft for Small Birds That Never Stand Still
Sandpipers are among the hardest small birds to photograph well.
Fluid Head or Gimbal Head for Birds: Which One Tracks Faster and Carries the Weight Better
A long lens is a lever. The barrel extends well in front of the tripod, the camera body sits behind, and the weight of the whole assembly acts through a…
Manual Focus for Perched Birds: Using Focus Peaking and Magnification to Nail the Eye
When autofocus hunts on a perched bird, you usually have time to fix it.
Teleconverter or Longer Prime for Birds: What You Gain, What You Lose, and When Each Wins
Reaching more distance for bird photography comes down to two options: add a teleconverter to a lens you already own, or buy a longer prime.
Painting With Light: How to Plan Moody Bird Photos Around Backlight, Side Light and Shadow
If your bird photos are already sharp and correctly exposed, the next improvement comes from choosing the light before you raise the camera.
Composition Rules for Bird Portraits: Where to Put the Eye, the Beak and the Empty Space
A sharp, correctly exposed bird is a record of what was there.
How to Edit Bird Photos for Dramatic High Contrast Without Crushing the Feathers
A flat raw file is the expected starting point. Raw data has no tone curve applied, and the rear-screen preview is a JPEG rendering with the camera’s own…
Why Some Birds Work in Black and White and Others Fall Flat
Most hobbyists who shoot sharp colour images have converted a favourite file to black and white at some point and felt it go flat. Often the file is fine.