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DIAL IN THE RIGHT SETTINGS
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Select your camera’s Aperture Priority mode, and dial in
the widest available aperture. The lower, the better to let
in more light. Boost the ISO until you get a shutter speed of
1/200 sec, which should guarantee you a sharp shot.RXJR³ٳ ̈00( È«³Áx (0
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It can be easy to miss the moment – so switch on your
camera’s Continuous Burst mode so that you can take
a brace of shots and increase your chances. This is a great
mode to use for deer ruts or birds in flight.PRO ADVICE
TELECONVERTERS
EXPLAINED
Teleconverters magnify the zoom the lenses they’re
attached to, but also degrade image quality and reduce
the light flow (two whole stops on a 2x teleconverter).
Due to the lower image quality, many converters are
only designed to be used with certain top-flight optics,
so be sure to check compatibility before splashing out!ژא
CAPTURE
DEER LIKE
A ROE PRO
Dan Mold explains his tips and tricks
to produce stunning seasonal shotseer are majestic
animals worthy
of your attention,
whether you’re
just starting out
or you’re a seasoned pro in
wildlife photography. The UK
is filled with great deer parks
that make it easy to get close
to them and bag some great
portraits, and they look theirbest all the way from autumn
through to the end of winter.
You’ll want to use a telephoto
lens with a focal length of over
50mm, which is the equivalent
of what the human eye can see.
You should be able to get good
results with a 70-200mm lens,
but if you’re struggling to get
frame-filling shots, consider a
longer lens like a 150-600mm.D
f/2.8 1/1,000sec 500 ISOHOW TO CAPTURE THE ACTION
SHOOT WINTER WILDLIFEPRO SHOT
Deer rut
The rutting season for deer starts
around the middle of October and
lasts until early December, and is
well worth noting in your 2020
calender if you want to capture
great action shots of deer like
these. But deer are fantastic to
photograph throughout the winter.
They’re a particularly good subject
to start with if you’re relatively new
to wildlife photography, as you
just have to head over to
your local deer park.PRO ADVICE
Keep your distance
When you’re shooting deer,
especially in the rutting season,
you’ll want to work from a safe
distance, as you don’t want to end
up between a stag and his doe –
those antlers aren’t just for show!
Use a telephoto lens of 200mm
or longer, and pair this with an
APS-C DSLR or mirrorless body,
if you have one, to reap the
benefits of the sensor crop.
This will extend the reach of
your lens even further.