How to take interesting photos of wild animals?

During our photography trip, at least for a while, almost everyone wanted to try wildlife photography. There are countless articles about the rules and guidelines of wildlife photography on the Internet, not to mention the wonderful articles about all aspects of wildlife photography in photography life. In this article, I want to write down some guides that I think are very useful in this field, as well as things that are not mentioned.

light

Whether our theme is tigers, mountains or the Milky Way, we are just shooting the light. Photography itself is to capture light. Therefore, it is inevitable to talk about light first and then talk about other things. In photography, I once thought about a problem, that is, "it looks beautiful, but my final photo is below average." How did it come from?

Many photographers will encounter the same problem. To be honest, even now, it will happen occasionally. The only difference is that now I can understand what went wrong. The reality is that no camera is as good as the human eye. At the beginning of our photography, we finally thought that the camera was very similar to the human eye. Even before we can recognize it, the human eye has adapted to different lighting conditions, but the camera will not adapt until we tell it that the light has changed. The following are some suggestions that can help us to make a field trip.

prime time

Prime time needs no introduction. A few hours before sunrise and a few hours before the sun sank to the horizon, we got the best color and contrast. We all know the magic of prime time. However, it also has its own shortcomings. On the other hand, with the high ISO performance of cameras currently produced, wildlife photography at dawn and dusk is also possible for photographers with semi-professional equipment.

Side sunshine

In midsummer, the sun is just above our heads, between 10 and 4 pm. No matter how many times we try, we will get wonderful clips most of the time. On the other hand, in winter, even around 12 in the afternoon, the sun is at an angle, thus providing better contrast.

Backlight lens

Many times, we get high-contrast photos of these birds/animals, and all the feathers/hair details are the same as the sun behind us. It is almost impossible to shoot in the midday sun, but when you have a theme backlight in prime time, it will bring unique emotions. You don't have to shoot directly at the sun. At an angle, it will also produce lights that are very interesting to your theme.