Why so much interest with Birds-In-Flight (BIF) photos?

3 years 10 months ago #688864 by Brody Kross
This cracks me up.  Well not in a bad way.   But today on photography FB community I belong too, I noticed "BIF" being used in some discussions.  I had no idea what it meant, so clicked on one of the threads and saw a bird flying photo.  Then I noticed the trend of birds in flight.  LOL, I had no idea an acronym had been put together for this.  

So why all the interest in birds flying?  Is there another acronym for birds sitting called BS?  ha ha ha, that doesn't sound right.  Seriously though, what's the connect with photographing birds flying? 


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3 years 10 months ago #688955 by Shadowfixer1
Mainly because it's one of the hardest images to make and pushes the photographer and the equipment. Plus it's something anyone can do. Go out in nature and shoot flying birds.
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3 years 10 months ago #688957 by Nikon Shooter
… and you'll get the greatest benefit of being/feeling
alive doing so! Very challenging for sure.

Light is free… capturing it is not!
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3 years 10 months ago #688992 by garyrhook
A) It's very challenging
2) Birds are cool


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3 years 10 months ago #689076 by Fess Walker
:agree:  it forces you to get creative and know your gear


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