Digital Camera World - UK (2019-08)

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com AUGUST 2019 DIGITAL CAMERA^47

2 Animals and

their behaviour

Summertime plays host

to plenty of unique wildlife

spectacles. Larger animals

such as deer, foxes and badgers

are particularly active at this

time of year, and easier to spot

thanks to the longer daylight

hours. Whether you shoot in a

local park, reserve or even back

garden, wildlife photography

can be full of surprises. It’s also

possible to revisit the same

location over and over yet

still see something new.

It might help to take a few

field notes each time you go on

a shoot, so that you can build up

a record of a subject’s activity.

Use Shutter Priority and a fast

continous shooting mode, then

you’ll be better primed to fire off

several well-exposed frames if

an animal suddenly appears.

3 Shoot a

summer

meadow

Nothing says summer like

a field full of bright and

bold flowers. (Just check

out our poppy project on

Photo Active, page 14.)

There is usually a short

window of time when each

type of wildflower is at

peak bloom, so regular

visits to a location are a

good idea. If you want still

shots, look for low winds in

the weather forecast. In a

breeze, blur the movement

of buds intentionally with

long exposures. In terms

of composition, get down

low so that you’re looking

along rather than onto a

meadow, as this will help

to immerse the viewer.

SUMMER SCENES

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