The Canon Magazine 53
HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY
PROJECT 3
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http://bit.ly/pp_160_301 CAMERA SUPPORT
You’ll need to support your camera to
achieve an identical composition in every
frame. A tripod is the obvious choice, but
you don’t always have lots of space for
them in hides. You could use a mini tripod
or beanbag to lock off your framing.02 FAST BURST RATE
While you can get results with entry-level
kit, you’ll increase your chances of getting
a great sequence of shots with a camera
that has a fast burst rate, such as Canon’s
EOS 7D Mark II (10fps), or the EOS M6
Mark II (14fps).03 TELEPHOTO LENS
A lens with a long telephoto zoom is ideal
for wildlife photography as you need to be
far enough away that you don’t scare the
birds and still have the ability to zoom in
for a frame-filling shot. A focal length
of around 70-300mm will be perfect.06 SENSOR SIZE
Canon’s APS-C cameras have a crop
factor of 1.6x, which will give you more
zoom. So a lens that has a focal length of
300mm on a full-frame body will have the
equivalent focal length of 480mm on an
APS-C one, due to the smaller sensor size.05 A PLACE TO PERCH
You’re going to need somewhere for the
bird to perch as this is the starting position
that you’ll frame up on and predict where
they’ll fly to after. A bird feeder works well,
and if you’re in your garden, you can place
the branch close by to help it along.04 WILDLIFE HIDE OR BIRD FEEDER
You’ll need an area you can go to that birds
visit frequently. This could even be your
own garden, if you have a well-stocked bird
feeder. We went to a hide in a nature
reserve, where kingfishers are known to
visit, to get our wildlife shots.THE SETUP SHOOT A RAPID BURST OF IMAGES
Get set to photograph a sequence of shots that show movement in your subject
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