Five tips for taking great photos of birds in the wild

You can take these tips to your backyard today!

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 2:15 p.m. July 21, 2016
  • Palm Coast Observer
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How to shoot great photos of birds:

1. Shoot near food sources.

2. Learn their behaviors.

3. Shoot in the first two hours after sunrise, or the last two hours of daylight, for the best light.

4. Set the camera for "sports," with center focus. Check your user's manual on your camera to find out how.

5. Pick your spot so that your backgrounds that will enhance your photo. Backgrounds make or break the shot. 

— Bob Rollins, local photographer 

 

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