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Belo

Senior Member
Re: Bird in Flight

This is my first attempt at a bird in flight, albeit a pigeon ;)

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Re: Bird in Flight

This is one of my first few efforts to capture a bird in flight, any helpful hints would be appreciated. Unfortunately all I had with me was my 50mm lens as I was out shoooting landscapes.
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grandpaw

Senior Member
Re: Bird in Flight

This is one of my first few efforts to capture a bird in flight, any helpful hints would be appreciated. Unfortunately all I had with me was my 50mm lens as I was out shoooting landscapes.
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Good try. Birds in flight is something that takes a lot of pratice and a longer lens. If you post your setting with your pictures we may be able to give you some suggestions.
 

grandpaw

Senior Member
Re: Bird in Flight

f/3.5
ISO 100
1/125 sec
50mm
The image on the right was heavily cropped.

The D90 is a very capable camera so you are fine there.
You need to use a long lens if you have one. Longer the better.
I will assume you are panning when you take the shot, if not, you need to be.
I would suggest using a faster shutter speed. At least 1/250 sec. Longer the focal length the higher the speed needed.
If needed use a higher ISO to get a faster shutter speed.
I personally use single point focus point when shooting.

This is what works for me and other responses my differ. There are many ways to achieve the same thing so others may give you different ideas. You need to experiment and see what works for you.
 

Roy1961

Senior Member
Contributor
Re: Bird in Flight

this is better than my efforts, getting a little better but still way of some of the bird shooters on here.
 

piperbarb

Senior Member
Re: Bird in Flight

Here are my latest BIF photos. On my way home, I stopped at a pond that is down the road from me. While watching the geese, I was able to get some BIF of a crow. I had to crop these photos a lot but I am pretty happy with them. At least they are not just a blur of feathers.


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