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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 140992" data-attributes="member: 13090">I think getting good shots of birds is probably not that much different than shooting Dragonflies, a topic I can speak on from experience. Talk about uncooperative subjects...Anyway, what worked for me was staking out a spot and then being patient. As in, &quot;bring snacks and a thermos&quot; sort of patient. Once you have a good location, you wait for the shot to come to you. Your job is twofold. 1. Be Ready: As in be ready take the shot in an instant. 2. Don't Swing at Every Pitch: This means you need to realize, ahead of time, that not every bird (or Dragonfly) that comes into view is going to make for a shot; much less a &quot;killer shot&quot;. Let go of the impossible and wait for the right shot to manifest itself. If you do, it will.One of my favorite photography mentors used to tell me over and over again, &quot;Wait long enough in a good location and something interesting *will* happen.&quot; My experience, albeit limited, confirms this. I have suspicions he was also a Zen Master or a Jedi Knight but I can not confirm either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 140992, member: 13090"] I think getting good shots of birds is probably not that much different than shooting Dragonflies, a topic I can speak on from experience. Talk about uncooperative subjects... Anyway, what worked for me was staking out a spot and then being patient. As in, "bring snacks and a thermos" sort of patient. Once you have a good location, [I]you wait for the shot to come to you.[/I] Your job is twofold. 1. [B]Be Ready:[/B] As in be ready take the shot in an instant. 2. [B]Don't Swing at Every Pitch:[/B] This means you need to realize, ahead of time, that not every bird (or Dragonfly) that comes into view is going to make for a shot; much less a "killer shot". Let go of the impossible and wait for the right shot to manifest itself. If you do, it will. One of my favorite photography mentors used to tell me over and over again, "Wait long enough in a good location and something interesting *will* happen." My experience, albeit limited, confirms this. I have suspicions he was also a Zen Master or a Jedi Knight but I can not confirm either. [/QUOTE]

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