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<blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 420459" data-attributes="member: 31330"><p>I started out as an opportunist when shooting birds. You go out and when you see something, you shoot. I never got close and assumed focal length would solve the problem. It did, if the bird was big enough but even when, I seldom got many good shots in. Most birds are gone before they fill the frame.</p><p></p><p>Then I changed tactics. I have certain spots I visit almost daily, some I sit for an hour or more. Some places I throw some food each day and am gone again. In the bird's perspective, as long as I don't do crazy things, I slowly become part of the scenery and they get closer then they normally would. It's still not close enough and I could take more and better shots if I'd be "invisible" but I don't really want to hide in the bushes somewhere.</p><p></p><p>It's much easier to shoot birds when you know their habitat, how to blend in there, what their behaviour and reactions are. I'm that familiar with some, I know what they'll be doing next when I see some behaviour. I learned how to make ducks fly without shouting and waving.</p><p></p><p>It's all these things combined that improve the odds to get good shots. Only walking around with a long lens didn't get me far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J-see, post: 420459, member: 31330"] I started out as an opportunist when shooting birds. You go out and when you see something, you shoot. I never got close and assumed focal length would solve the problem. It did, if the bird was big enough but even when, I seldom got many good shots in. Most birds are gone before they fill the frame. Then I changed tactics. I have certain spots I visit almost daily, some I sit for an hour or more. Some places I throw some food each day and am gone again. In the bird's perspective, as long as I don't do crazy things, I slowly become part of the scenery and they get closer then they normally would. It's still not close enough and I could take more and better shots if I'd be "invisible" but I don't really want to hide in the bushes somewhere. It's much easier to shoot birds when you know their habitat, how to blend in there, what their behaviour and reactions are. I'm that familiar with some, I know what they'll be doing next when I see some behaviour. I learned how to make ducks fly without shouting and waving. It's all these things combined that improve the odds to get good shots. Only walking around with a long lens didn't get me far. [/QUOTE]
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