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Prathap is a professional nature photographer and founder of a blog called ‘Nature

Photography Simplified’. His motto is to simplify every photography concept to help

beginners and amateur photographers. Subscribe to his blog to get his free eBook,

‘Bird Photography – 10 Mistakes and Solutions’, which has been instrumental in

helping thousands of bird photographers around the world.

To see more of his work visit http://www.prathapphotography.com.

Prathap

W

hat’s important in bird

photography?

Is it the camera, the lens, or the bird?

Imagine: You are photographing

an American Bald Eagle. You have a

professional camera with 8fps and

a 600mm lens. Also, you have the

required tripod support system.

Everything seems perfect. Isn’t it?

If you are a beginner, most likely you

will point at the bird and shoot. Won’t

you?

What do you get?

You get hundreds of bird photographs

that may not be useful it all.

Are they worth sharing? Are you

happy with what you got?

I bet not. Read this quote by the

master photographer, Ansel Adams.

“There is nothing worse than a sharp

image of a fuzzy concept.” ― Ansel

Adams

So, what’s important?

It’s you.

Gear up to understand what makes a

good bird photograph and you will not

be the same again.

These 7 bird photography tips will

take your bird photography to new

heights.

1. Camera & Settings
   Bird photography needs a decent focal

length. No second thoughts about it.

But you need not have to break your

bank to get a super telephoto lens like

600mm. Go with a decent focal length

like 300mm.

Make sure the lens has an image

stabilisation feature like VR (Vibration

Reduction for Nikon) or IS (Image

Stabilization for Canon).

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Smart Photography December 2015

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7 Must-Know

BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY

Tips for Beginners