From Harold Wilion via New England Wildlife

I’ve seen some of you post photos you’ve taken yourselves, but I don’t know if there’s interest in photography tips here or not. With some of the people and groups I follow, I see a lot of them.

They don’t mean anything to me, but I’m sure wildlife photography presents many challenges, so would anyone want photography tips shared when I come across them?

Let me know!

  • anon6789OP
    4•5 months ago

    Also from the link in the main post:

    And in a similar vein (Tip # 3646), when shooting flying Short Eared owls, thanks to a conversation with another mentor of mine, Chris MacClellan, I assigned that same button (in another shooting bank) to instantly switch between FX and DX mode. Most of the time the owls are very far and use DX mode to make the subject bigger in my viewfinder to aid in autofocus. used to use a two-step process here again to switch between modes. Although it only may take a second to switch the old way, if I’m shooting at 20FPS, that means I miss 20 shots of a flyby. And since a flyby may only be 1 second, I risk losing the shot altogether. But being able to switch to FX mode instantaneously with one touch of the assigned button is a very big deal for me, again, especially when wearing gloves. It’s totally changed my life. feel healthier, my hair is growing back at a phenomenal rate. I get better gas mileage, have whiter teeth, and doubled my retirement savings. Ok, so maybe exaggerate just a tad.

  • anon6789OP
    3•5 months ago

    From the link in the main post:

    Tip #3645 Low light photography, like when I’m shooting owls, has some unique challenges. One of those challenges is focusing when it’s getting pretty dark. One of the things that helps immensely is being able to quickly enlarge your subject in the viewfinder or camera back. One of my mentors, Karl Niemi, brought a great technique to my attention a couple weeks ago that I’ve really been loving, and wish I dialed in this technique sooner. And he had a similar conversationl overheard last night with Simone Brogini, so listen up. always used to enlarge the image using a two-step process, hold down a button and turn a dial, but this new-to-me method works so much better. Although this is doable on a Nikon Z8/9, would think there is a way to do it on other cameras. Since when in photo shooting mode never need the REC button on the top, assigned that button in the Custom Settings Menu (f2) -Controls- Shooting to Zoom on/off. You can choose Low magnification (50%), 1:1 (100%) or High magnification (200%). Using this method, you can instantly zoom in with one press of a button to focus, and then either press the button again or take a photo to get back to the non-enlarged view. It’s really been a game changer for me when shooting owls, especially when wearing gloves!