Sometimes it's only a fraction of a second in which you have the opportunity to photograph a bird. These photos are such fleeting moments. My primary focus at the moment isn't really on photographing birds. Often they simply disappear far too quickly, and by the time I get the camera right, it's all over again. I often sit for long periods in different spots in the forest, but when we're talking about birds, my patience is very limited. Nevertheless, I'm happy to be able to get a snapshot every now and then.
Like this little sparrow here. It was sitting on a garden fence and had obviously just caught an insect. I wasn't far away from it. I estimate it was 5-6 meters, if that. It was almost proudly presenting its prey.
Each of these encounters was like a brief glimpse into the vibrant hustle and bustle of nature. It also shows how much activity is going on around us, and if we pause for a few moments, it's fun to watch this activity. Even though bird photography is a bit of a challenge for me, these spontaneous shots are still a lot of fun. I try to shoot in manual mode as often as possible, but when it comes to birds I reach my limits. So I think I'll at least leave the ISO value on auto soon and concentrate more on shutter speed and aperture. I've already experimented with it a bit, apart from birds, and it actually worked really well. Even though the ISO was on auto, there wasn't much noise in the pictures.
We'll see how the next bird shots look and whether I'm happy with them. Thanks for paying attention to my post and for giving you some joy.🙃✌️
You got that sparrow quite up close. Cool to see how much he (or she) captured.
What lens did you use for that?
I used a bridge camera, a Panasonic Lumix FZ82. This camera gives me all the freedom I need when I want to zoom in on something, and most importantly, I don't have to lug around countless lenses.😄 I've done all that before.🙃✌️
I've also sold my DSLR with a bag of lenses a couple of years ago and went for a smaller, mirrorless camera. I can exchange lenses, but I only have two.
Much easier to bring with you.