When I injured my ankle in April my bird photography was out of the question because I was in plaster. I love trying new challenges and Macro came to me as I could use the garden and wouldn’t have to go far.
I looked for a lens to go with my Sony A7r4. The Sony 90mm 2.8 had the best reviews so that is what I chose.
After experimenting in the garden on spiders and woodlouse I really wanted a bee or a hover fly, sitting on a flower.
Close to where we live is a wild garden in a park. My wife dropped me off and I didn’t have a clue what settings to use.
The light was good with the sun behind me. I sat down at plant level and watched the bees fly in.
A thought came to me that if I adopted the Birds in Flight technique and used a fast shutter speed I maybe able to capture a bee in flight.
After a morning practicing with some OK images, by the afternoon session the light was still good and I got some good images. I am not saying they’re perfect, but for a first attempt I was really happy with them.
I think I had to use a Shutter speed of 1/4000 and f8 and 1SO1000.
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I am 63 years old and and since a boy have had an interest in wildlife and in particular birds. I help my Dad with the rearing of young finches and other birds. I had many small birds as pets and as i got older and joined the Military i purchsed my first Camera, and fold out Kodak. Over a 22 year period i enjoyed many countries outside the uk and observed many species of birds. When i left the military in 2000, i bought my first digital camera a Canon 450D with a Tamron 70-300 and started my journey on capturing images of birds and animals. I quickly learned that there was a lot more to getting a good image of a bird, so i started to research the best settings for my camera in order to capture a better image. Over a 12 month period i realised that needed to invest in a better camera and lens and after research bought a Canon 50D and a 100-400 Lens. It was 2013 when i really got to grips with the setup and came across a lovely Short Eared Owl. From that meeting i started to concentrate on Owls as they fasinated me. From Canon to Olympus i recently jumped ship again to Sony. The variety of birds i have captured over a 10 year period is vast and at present i have a wildlife hide in lancashire where most of my images are captured.
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