Wildlife Photography_ From Snapshots to Great Shots - Laurie Excell [55]
Cara Cara, 224
carbon fiber tripods, 22
cars/trucks
shooting from, 115, 143–144
used as blinds, 143–145
cleaning kits, 31–32
climate. See seasonal considerations; weather
closeness to subjects, 135–151
annotated examples of, 136–139
assignments related to, 151
blinds for gaining, 142–147
extension tubes and, 191–192
magnification techniques and, 140–141
physical approach and, 148–150
close-up lens, 30
clothing
determining for photo shoots, 200–201, 220–221
problems with noisy, 150
coastal brown bear, 123, 126, 195–215
coastal brown bear photo shoot (Alaska), 195–215
annotated image from, 195–196
assignments related to, 215
clothing required for, 200–201
daily journal of, 207–214
equipment chosen for, 199–200
location determined for, 202–205
seasonal considerations for, 203–205
subject determined for, 198
transportation options for, 205–206
cold weather tips, 119
color space options, 51
Common Grackle, 70
Common Moorhen, 158
CompactFlash (CF) cards, 23–24
composition, 153–171
annotated examples of, 154–157
assignments on, 171
backgrounds and, 167–168
concealment used in, 164, 165
environmental shots and, 165
framing and, 162, 166, 167
lines and, 158–160
patterns and, 161–162
perspective and, 162–164
rule of thirds and, 169–170
shapes and, 161
compression options, 42
concealment, 164, 165
continuous advance setting, 46–47
continuous focus setting, 46
converging lines, 159, 160
cost considerations
desired features vs., 9
equipment setups and, 2–3
older camera models and, 10
coyotes, 47, 98
cropped sensor (DX) cameras, 6–7, 10, 140
D
depth of field
aperture settings and, 42, 43, 66, 68
distance factors affecting, 68
diagonal lines, 158, 159
direction of light, 75–77
distance
depth of field and, 68
maintaining from wildlife, 85
minimum focus distance, 15
DVD resources, 86–87
DX (cropped sensor) cameras, 6–7, 10, 140
Dynamic AF setting, 46, 47
E
eagles, 45, 50, 111
ED lenses, 12
environmental portraits, 93–94, 165
equipment, 1–33
assignments on, 33
backpacks, 24–25
budgets for, 2–3
camera bodies, 6–10
choosing for photo shoots, 199–200, 220
cleaning kits, 31–32
CompactFlash cards, 23–24
example of using, 4–5
fanny packs, 25, 26
filters, 27–30
flash gear, 17–19
flashlight/headlamp, 32
lenses, 10–15
protective covers, 30
teleconverters, 15–17
tripods and heads, 20–23
established blinds, 142–143
ethical field practices, 90–92
evaluative metering, 45
experts, working with, 88–90
exposure, 57–81
aperture settings and, 66–69
assignments on, 81
definition of, 62
effects based on, 78–80
elements of, 62, 63–71
histograms used for, 184–185
ISO settings and, 63, 64, 65, 66
light and, 71–77
manual, 180–183
shutter speed and, 70–71
exposure compensation, 174, 178–180, 193
Exposure: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Revell), 80
exposure triangle, 63, 64
extension tubes, 191–192
F
fall photography, 127–131, 205
fanny packs, 25, 26
field ethics, 90–92
File number sequence, 52
fill light, 17–19
filters, 27–30
graduated ND, 29
neutral density, 27, 28
polarizer, 29
UV, 29
fish, school of, 162
flash, fill light from, 17–19
flashlight/headlamp, 32
Flashpoint tripods and heads, 20
Flickr group, 33
floatplanes, 206
Florida wildlife, 120, 124
focus
continuous, 46
minimum focus distance, 15
teleconverters and, 17
forums, online, 87
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, 114, 115
frame rate, 8
framing subjects
composition and, 162
frame-filling portraits, 95–96, 166, 167
front-lit subjects, 75
f-stops. See aperture settings
full-body portraits, 95
full-frame (FX) cameras, 6–7, 10
G
Galbraith, Rob, 23
game parks, 114–115
geese, 131, 156–157, 169
gestures, 97–99
gimbal heads, 22, 23
Golden-fronted Woodpecker, 223
graduated ND filter, 29
Great Blue Heron, 67
Great Egret, 120, 159, 163
Great Horned Owl, 17, 19
Great Kiskadee, 223
Green Jay, 224
grizzly bears, 76, 79, 170
H
habitat portraits, 93–94
handholding technique, 52–53
Harbor seals, 94–96, 146
Harris Hawk, 224
headlamp/flashlight, 32
heads. See tripods