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FollowTaken at the Central Highlands, Tasmania with Tamron 150-600.
Taken at the Central Highlands, Tasmania with Tamron 150-600.
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This photo was taken in the bushland at the back of our shack at the rugged mountainous area of the Central Highlands in Tasmania, AU. I am basically self taught but have done some classes with some instructors who are members of the Photographic Society of Australia.Time
This was taken around mid morning on a lovely day. The birds seem to come out around our shack when the sun is out as we have an acre of bush at the back and I was really excited to see these juvenille wrens all over the place.Lighting
A forrest of very tall gums trees provided a little bit of shade for the foreground bushland where this little bird was sitting, therefore filtering any glare from the sun.Equipment
I used my Sony a65 mirrorless camera to shoot this. It has 16 frames per second so great for continuous shooting too. I had recently purchased a Tamron 150-600 so I used this handheld (although reasonably heavy to hold) with the steady shot it worked a treat. At the time I did not have a monopod and found a tripod too restrictive. This was shot at the long 600 mm end of the lens on a cropped sensor so around 900mm.Inspiration
My favourite photography is nature so I love to take bird shots. When I was a little girl my late Dad used to mimic bird calls - we lived on a 75 acre property so birds were in abundance. I used to run out and save the birds from our cat - I felt sorry for them so my love of birds goes back a long way!Editing
I do my photo editing in Adobe lightroom. On this photo I did some basic highlighting, a little shadow removal and vibrance. I also used a gentle brushing. I like the birds to look reasonably natural looking.In my camera bag
I have a landscape wide-angle lens - Sigma 10-20 (3.5), Tamron 150-600, Tamron 18-270 for travel, Minolta 35-105 (original) and a couple of kit lenses. I have a Manfrotto monopod and Bfree lightweight tripod.Feedback
Patience is the key to bird photography - practice! Also, use continuous shooting mode - birds are so quick that you only get a very short timeframe to get that shot! I have also found that you need to hide sometimes and be very quiet or they will quickly scare away. If the lighting is dim in thick bush or shaded areas up your ISO - you get a better shot rather than decrease the shutter speed too much. I generally shoot around ISO 400 with a reasonably fast shutter speed depending on lighting situation/action I want to capture. A super telephoto or long prime is best as I soon found my 70-250 kit lens didn't give me a nice frame filling photo. A camera with over 7 frames per second would be beneficial too for those extra shots you don't want to miss! It is very rewarding taking bird shots and worth the effort I think!