Photograph birds in flight

If you are up for a challenge, try capturing dynamic images of birds in flight

Flight is arguably the aspect of bird behaviour that offers the most potential for creative photography. But before you can express your artistic flair it is important to master the skills required to capture sharp images of birds. These days it is not unrealistic to expect to be able to see feather detail – even individual barbs – in a flying bird. At first glance the skills required to capture birds in flight appear to echo those needed in sports photography. However, there are significant differences that make this branch of wildlife photography more problematic. Firstly, flying birds tend to move unpredictably with more three-dimensional challenges than their human counterparts. Secondly, and more importantly, their movement through space is much faster, with blurringly speedy wingbeats. Back in the days of…

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