Guidance Photographing Birds?
Unless the bird is sitting still, you need a fairly fast shutter. I have shot hummingbirds with everywhere from 1/200 to 1/2500 of a sec. The difference is amazing (wings a blur to wings "frozen".luckywish1 wrote: i was wondering the same thing about taking pictures of birds what setting do you use when you take picture of birds or eagle. next month i am geting a nikon d3100 and i would like to know what setting to use for birds
Get as close as you can.
I got some of my best shots by using a tripod, pre-focusing on a feeder and using a remote shutter release (Zap-Shot for Canon), then shooting from inside or just away from the feeder. After a few shutter clicks, they get used to it and act naturally.
Then again, sometimes a second camera comes in handy.
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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