How to shoot birds

Many themes are still, or at least, under your control. Before you press the shutter, you can spend a long time composing and deciding the exposure. However, this is not the case with most nature photography. The subject moves very fast, so be sure to take pictures. In particular, some birds are very alert and will run away once they feel your presence. Therefore, in addition to the skills that a photographer should have, you should also be good at stealth tracking. Usually, shooting birds is often limited by the lens. At the same time, in order to capture the wings and body movements of birds, you must use high speed as much as possible. Choosing a lens is also important. The ideal lens is as long as possible, as light as possible and as large as possible. Many birds are small in size and need to get quite large images. A large magnification is required. In order to prevent vibration and be easy to carry, a 300 mm lens is an ideal lens. Comparatively speaking, lenses over 400 mm are not easy to focus and shake, and reflective telephoto lenses are very practical. Light weight, easy to focus and operate. The only dissatisfaction is that the aperture is small, and the aperture value is only one. Because the camera and lens add up to a lot of weight when using telephoto lens, it takes a long time to shoot birds.