Took some flight photos today (336 views)

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So i asked Casey on advice on taking good flight photos and she gave me a good tip! So I thought I'd give it a shot!  Ill quote her advice for you

practice, practice, and practice 

I took some flight photos of tweety and marshmallow for my first time

[Casey]

i especially love the last photo!! your aviary is so nice! it's so roomy! i envy you, being able to have an aviary like that!

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These photos are from yesterday! I just didn't have time to upload them

[Shelly]

i like the last one of the first set too where do you live? it seem like a really nice place for birds!

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Miami beach, Florida
Here is a full shot of the aviary-- right now it looks dull but with the new toys it will be a hit

[Shelly]

oh wow that must be perfect for them down there!! and you have a great set up for them i am guessing that they are out year round?

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I bring them inside when it's winter

[Shelly]

Well your winters are like 60* sooooooooo thats warm compared to ours my room is like 65* during the winter

[Casey]

D: baruch, i love your aviary. i want it!!!! lol


okay, so your flight photos are good, but here's another tip for you now that you've tried.


see your photos how they are focusing in the background? find that focus on your camera screen BEFORE snapping the photo. and then try to predict when the bird flies into that range.


so take a look at how close your bird is flying to you. how close does the bird get to the camera when you take a picture? now, take your camera and focus it on an object of the equal distance away and then wait for the bird to fly that close to the camera. you will find that you will get clearer flight photos

i especially like tweety's second last photo! it'd make a nice avatar... gonna make it for you, just for fun, you dont have to use it if you dont want to lol

[Casey]

here you are, you got one that is 150 px, for this forum



and one for TC which is 80 px