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I need guidance for good wildlife photography ,I have Nikkon d750 and 200 to 500mm Nikkon lens

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Wildlife is one of the most popular subjects for photography, and below is a link to 21 million articles on the subject. I'm sure our members will have many suggestions.
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+photography+wildlife&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS716US717&oq=how+to+photography+wildlife&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.9463j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Take a look at this site belonging to one of our members. I recommend his book on the Nikon focus system.
https://backcountrygallery.com/

tcthome Loc: NJ

Thanks for the links. Do you have Steve's books? Been thinking on purchaseing both.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I have the focusing book. I don't do wildlife photography. It's an immediate download, and the price is good.

G Rissler Loc: Lower Hudson Valley, NY

Consider using some of the free and paid classes through this site - https://go.outdoorphotographyguide.com/a9742/

MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

Steve's ebook, "Secrets to Stunning Wildlife Photography" is absolutely excellent.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

You've got a camera and lens that will deliver for you, now all you need is to be in the right place at the right time. Reading a good book or two and maybe taking a in few qood videos on the subject wouldn't hurt. Best of luck on your wildlife photography.

shutterhawk Loc: Cape Cod

Aside from the technical aspects, which are definitely important, patience and perseverance are vital. Posing for you is no part of any wild creatures agenda so you will most surely spend hours, if not days, in the field with little or nothing to show for it. Frustrating but you'll have earned that great shot which makes it all the more satisfying. And you'll want some good editing skills. Lighting in the natural world is rarely perfect and with fast moving subjects composing is most often done with the crop tool. Most of all just get out there, take pictures and have fun.

mrpentaxk5ii

First rule of wildlife photography. DO NOT feed the bears.

CamB Loc: Juneau, Alaska

Learn about the animals you are going to try and photograph. When are they most active? When and why do they do the things that make for the best pictures? As a photography tour guide in Southeast Alaska I am surprised how many people know nothing about their subjects, either on my tours or when they are shooting at home. Figure out what you want and then figure out what you need to do to make it happen.

Jerrin1 Loc: Wolverhampton, England

Check out Steve Perry's You Tube channel - he is a professional wildlife phototgrapher and happens to be a member of this forum as well. He certainly owns a Nikkor 200 - 500mm f5.6 and, I think, a D750. I know he owns a D500 and has just produced a video for the D850.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

I don't know where you are located, but (in addition to the links that Jerry and others have provided) there are hundreds of places in the United States, Canada and pretty much all over the world for great wildlife/nature photography. I used to live in Connecticut, and there were hundreds of places from Maine to New York for wildlife/nature photography. Then I moved to Warminster (just northwest of Philly) Pennsylvania and there were deer in my yard and all kinds of animals in the forest etc. Now I live in Florida and there are huge areas set aside for wildlife within the cities and even more just a half hour or an hour travel time from about anywhere in Florida. And that isn't even counting the Everglades or the beaches. With digital photography and the software to process and "develop" your photos on your computer, it's easy to go out and shoot 50-100 shots a day of wildlife in the Florida wildlife management areas. Heck, I have 10-12 Wood Storks, 3-4 great egrets, a dozen or so Ibis, and 2 or 3 Snow Egrets that visit the house every day here in Clearwater. There is plenty of opportunity if you look, regardless of where you are. Again, read the links/articles but most of all practice.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

This may provide some guidance.

https://www.boredpanda.com/crazy-photographers/

But seriously, you must understand the habits of the animals you shoot - feeding, resting, mating, protecting nest or food sources, etc. Also you need to be alert to danger signals. When a bull moose stares and his ears go back, BACK OFF! When you see a momma bear and her cubs, reach for the tele extender and put some distance between you and the family. Hang out with birds for at least an hour, become part of their environment you'll get great shots that way.

Do not bait with sound or food. It interferes with natural behavior and can cause stress to the animals. Unfortunately or fortunately there are areas in urban settings where the local wildlife, particularly birds, are accustomed to being fed and called - so hanging around a bird feeder is a good place to get good shots of birds. Try to shoot them as they queue up for their turn at the feeder when they are on a nearby branch.

Be patient. Wait for the opportunity, don't force the opportunity. You'll get better pictures.

Know your gear 150% - don't want to miss a great shot because you were fumbling around with your ISO, shutter speed, aperture, AF mode, etc.

Use the camera as an extension of yourself.

Be reasonable about the gear you have and what you can expect from it. Your lens/camera combo should get you lots of great shots.

This is a friend's website. She does lots of birds and other wildlife. Pay particular attention to her style. Post processing can make a good image spectacular. She uses a Canon 5D Mk III and a 400mm F5.6 - no stabilization, no tripod, all hand-held. She uses Photoshop, Lightroom and Nik for her post processing.

https://untamednewyork.smugmug.com/Birds

And check out her other galleries in her smugmug site.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Your D750 has GROUP AUTO FOCUS, use that one. Shoot at aperture Priority at F6.3, shoot at least 1/2500 sec. on anything that moves and use continuous Auto Focus. And, in addition, take my class offered in Boynton Beach Fl. during the winter.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

I have both books and they are worth it