Shooting the angles, perfecting shallow depth of field Bird photography - Pro Tips

[@Kellysher]

As a woman who started nature photography in my early 60’s. Getting on the ground is easy, getting up holding the camera is a lot more challenging! I literally started doing strength training to do just this! Being fairly new, it’s good to see those put into use in the field. I really liked it that these are demonstrated on site and not from behind a desk! I need to get better at using the flip screen. Some of my favorite places have reeds along the shore making it hard to get a really low angle! Thanks for sharing your expertise!

[@raincoastphoto]

Lol yes getting down is the easy part, that's the beauty of editing, I will have to post an unedited clip of me rolling around trying to get up after on an hour on the cold ground. Great idea on the training, whenever I hear people say they can't wait to get into wildlife photography when they retire, I don't think they realize how physically demanding it can be. I am glad you liked the video, I always try and shoot in the field if the weather is permitting. Cheers

[@sarahbatsford4791]

Great fun isn't it😊

[@albanianwatersports2433]

Great tips, many thanks for sharing! From my own experience I noticed that in most cases when going down to water level, the disturbance of the water evaporating increases exponentially the lower you go, even in cold days, which deteriorates the overall image quality. This effect is not noticeable by eye and not present in pictures taken from a higher level.

[@raincoastphoto]

Great comment and a great idea for a future video. Atmospheric disturbance can be so difficult to detect in the field. Funny at this location on this day it was fine down low but terrible 10 feet up with the air blowing off the ocean over the spit of land.

[@RichardCookphotography]

Great video mate. Very informative, easy for everyone to understand. Once photographers start thinking about the angles of their shots .. their shots improve immeasurably👍

[@raincoastphoto]

Thanks Richard

[@VABrowneMDPhD]

Getting low to eye level makes such a difference! Beautiful great blue heron!

[@raincoastphoto]

Yeah it really does, amazing how even a few inches in height can make a difference

[@ericvaughan11]

One of best lessons I learned is background is as or more important than the subject itself. Once I learned that my photography improved greatly. Great lesson

[@raincoastphoto]

So true! Thanks

[@sarahbatsford4791]

Glad your channel popped. Wonderful shots & tips. Subscribed😊

[@raincoastphoto]

Thanks for the sub Sarah, I am glad you are enjoying the channel

[@prakashankar.photography]

Great tips, love it!

[@raincoastphoto]

Thanks

[@colpage4030]

Very informative .. thankyou

[@raincoastphoto]

Cheers, glad it was helpful