photographing birds in flight - advice sheet

[Chris Hawes]

Pete - many thanks for your time and effort putting this together - much appreciated! It looks excellent, with some great tips and advice. The only problem now is I don't have any excuse not to take better shots!

Thanks again!

Chris

[nightshade]

Thank you again Pete excellent help sheet

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by matt_xyz

why not add the info to the Photography tips section of WAB? I seem to recall Oy did some macro tips last year.

edit: hmm, I can't find Oy's page anymore, but the bird in flight info could go here;

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/wildlife_photography

Matt

Its an 11 page Pdf mate - I cant see cutting and pasting all that info into the page editor on wab - especially as last time i tried that all the formatting was lost - plus the advice sheet has pictures embedded in it which i a not sure we can do with the page editor.

I am however sending stu a copy of the PDF which he is going to put up for download with a link from the tips section.

[matt_xyz]

Originally Posted by eeyore

I am however sending stu a copy of the PDF which he is going to put up for download with a link from the tips section.

That's what I meant . Nice work Pete, that will be a useful resource.

Matt

[eeyore]

an update to save me sending countless pms - i have now also sent it to hobjob , jenny b, chumley, kerry, gandalf & to Stu so that he can offerit for download from wab if he wishes.

hope you all find it handy

eeyore

[Marvellous]

Ta eeyore, much appreciated.

Saw a hawk over the moors yesterday ............ & where was my Camera

Mick

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by eeyore

an update to save me sending countless pms - i have now also sent it to hobjob , jenny b, chumley, kerry, gandalf & to Stu so that he can offerit for download from wab if he wishes.

hope you all find it handy

eeyore

Received today, printed and will be digested this evening with a cup of coffee, while my wife watches her TV progs. Many thanks to you for the time taken to compile it. Really useful (even if I don't understand all the Canonspeak

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Gandalf

Really useful (even if I don't understand all the Canonspeak

yeah i only speak fluent canon i thought about trying to do a translation for other makes but i figured i'd be bound to miss some as every manufactuer has their own language.

For instance

IS - Image stabilisation , Nikon call this VR (vibration reduction) , Sigma call it OS (optical stabilisation - on the pentax system and sony alpha it is built into the body rather than the lenses and is call AS (anti shake) etc etc

[Gandalf]

Originally Posted by eeyore

yeah i only speak fluent canon i thought about trying to do a translation for other makes but i figured i'd be bound to miss some as every manufactuer has their own language.

For instance

IS - Image stabilisation , Nikon call this VR (vibration reduction) , Sigma call it OS (optical stabilisation - on the pentax system and sony alpha it is built into the body rather than the lenses and is call AS (anti shake) etc etc

Now "VR" I understand that!

Gandalf: per digitus ad astra

[Words]

Just thought I'd post to say how useful the work sheet is. I'm still learning and practising, but enjoying the process. Some of today's efforts are over here.