Ultimate Tips To take Flying Bird Photo Perfectly

Birds of prey are one of the most exciting subjects you’ll ever photograph, but their fast movements and the bright sky behind them is a big obstacle for photographers. But, having captured a flying bird not so easy task and also quite interesting.  Some common things you should to follow capturing a flying bird and get proper results meanwhile taking photographs.

1.     Watch Your Composition

Strong composition for a moving subject usually means that the photographers place a large amount of negative spaces on the side of the frame to which the bird is traveling. By allowing some space in this side of the frame, the viewer will not be distracted by wondering what is in front of the bird, and will be able to focus on the subject.

2.     Adjust Your Camera Settings

You will certainly want to use continuous focus, select the perfect focus point, a sharp aperture, and a fast shutter speed somewhere around 1/1200th per second.

3.     Shoot Away From The Sun

Usually backlit birds will not be as nice looking as the front lit birds. Simply planning to stand in the correct spot will significantly improve the quality of your image.

4.     Watch The Background

Before you decided exactly how to frame your shot, looking for a clean uncluttered background behind the bird to avoid it being a distraction. A shallow depth of field will blow it out away, but a single color behind your subject will keep all the attention on the bird.

5.     Don’t Skimp On Image Stabilization

It is unfortunate that image stabilized lance often come at premium, because some photographers opt for cheaper lance without image stabilization. Especially for telephoto lance, your image stabilization will be perfectly vital to the success of your photography of flying birds.

Shooting birds during flying can be tricky at first, but those tips will get you headed in the right direction.