Photography Book -- Part 3

 The third part of the book is all about photographing wildlife. The first section is titled "Getting Close"
and is about techniques to draw withing the camera ranger of wild subjects.You can photograph at close range only at the subjects forbaance.

Except for the photography of birds from blinds, the senses of birds from blinds, the senses of wild animals are too keen for you to shoot undetected for more than a few seconds. Generally you must seek out animals that don't mind being near you. You also need to do some homework on where you will be shooting at. Knowing the natural history of the animals that you are shooting is important because it will help you to know when and how to set up your camera.

This section also talks about how to stalk the animals that you are wanting to photograph. Its a lot like when you are hunting. You want to use appropriate camoflage and blinds in order to not make the animals aware that you are there. If they know you are around they might not act how they normally do in their surroundings, which is what you are wanting to shoot. You must also be patient and persistant. The animals are going to do what they want when they want so you are going to have to sit and wait for them.

The next section is entitled "Animals in Action" and is all about how to create a stage as well as other techniques for recording animals in action. Again knowing the natural history of where you are shooting and the habits of the animal you are shooting is important. Being on site before the animals are up and moving around is also important. Knowing your camera is import when shooting action shots of animals because you don't want to lose any shooting time because you were fussing with your camera and you need to know what shutter speed and settings its needs to be set at to get the most out of your shooting.