joer
Loc: Colorado/Illinois
ROYAL DOG 1 wrote:
Do most people use tripods for taking pictures of birds
I use a tripod or monopod for birds most of the time. The exception would be BIF.
bobmcculloch wrote:
Personally, I'd use a camera, VBG
Yeah - never could get a tripod to focus.
ROYAL DOG 1 wrote:
Thank you every time I take a picture of a bird 95% of them are out of focus
Sounds like something Yogi Berra would have said.
jwn
Loc: SOUTHEAST GEORGIA USA
yes, but monpod if it's a hike to get to them. But handheld for birds in flight
I normally use a tripod for all of my bird work. I do hand-hold occasionally, but 90% of my work id done from a tripod.
A properly setup tripod / monopod is nearly as fast as hand-holding for me and you don't get fatigued holding a large lens over the course of a long shoot. Frankly, I've been in the field more than a few times with people hand-holding who were forced to take a break because their arms were getting too shaky. I just kept on shooting.
I just did a video about my tripod setups:
https://backcountrygallery.com/my-tripods-for-wildlife-and-landscape-photography/Also, some examples...
awesome photos of I'm going to give a tripod a try thank you
Hsch39
Loc: Northbrook, Illinois
If the bird is not moving use spot focusing on the eye with tripod or without.
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Hsch39 wrote:
If the bird is not moving use spot focusing on the eye with tripod or without.
That's why my back button on my D500 is programmed for single spot focusing. For sitting birds and birds in the bush, the single spot gets them. I use Group Auto Focus as my default, then single spot focus is just a push button away.
MTG44
Loc: Corryton, Tennessee
Anytime you can you will get better results if use a tripod.
thank you I'll give it a try
it depend of the lens , i use a older 800 mm nikkor , cannot be hand held , very heavy , and focusing ring is near camera , large lens at end are too heavy .on other types , i hand hold .
Steve Perry wrote:
I normally use a tripod for all of my bird work. I do hand-hold occasionally, but 90% of my work id done from a tripod.
A properly setup tripod / monopod is nearly as fast as hand-holding for me and you don't get fatigued holding a large lens over the course of a long shoot. Frankly, I've been in the field more than a few times with people hand-holding who were forced to take a break because their arms were getting too shaky. I just kept on shooting.
I just did a video about my tripod setups:
https://backcountrygallery.com/my-tripods-for-wildlife-and-landscape-photography/Also, some examples...
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Hey Steve - I watched your video on tripod setups. Very informative except I think you forgot to mention one thing. You must have a bird wisperer assistant to get those fantastic poses.
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