Wildlife Photography_ From Snapshots to Great Shots - Laurie Excell [56]
Highlight warning, 48–49, 184
histograms, 184–185
Hooded Mergansers, 69
Hooded Oriole, 143
Horned Puffin, 100
I
iBird Pro app, 88
Image Stabilization (IS) lenses, 12
insurance shots, 148, 149
Internet research, 87
in-your-face portraits, 97
ISO setting, 49–50
digital noise and, 66
exposure and, 63, 64, 65
J
JPEG format, 40–42
K
Kelby Training website, 32
knowing yourself, 102–103, 105
L
L lenses, 12
L-Bracket, 21, 22
lens shade, 188, 189
LensCoat covers, 30
lenses, 10–17
close-up, 30
DX vs. FX cameras and, 10
features to consider in, 12, 15
long lens technique, 53
prime vs. zoom, 11–12, 13, 14
protective covers for, 30
teleconverters for, 15–17
light, 71–77
direction of, 75–77
fill flash used as, 17–19
quality and quantity of, 72–75
techniques for using, 78–80
lines, compositional, 158–160, 171
L.L. Rue window mount, 143, 144
local parks, 113
locating wildlife, 107–132
assignments on, 132
backyard for, 112
local parks for, 113
seasonal considerations for, 118–131, 203–205
wildlife refuges for, 116
workshops used for, 117
zoos and game parks for, 114–115
long lenses
getting closer using, 140–141, 151
shooting technique using, 53
M
manual exposure, 180–183
Matrix metering, 45
memory cards, 23–24
metering, Matrix, 45
Mexican ground squirrel, 97, 99
midday sunlight, 74, 75
minimum focus distance (MFD), 15, 215
minus exposure compensation, 174, 178
mistakes, learning from, 183
mobile apps, 88
mobility considerations, 102
motion
blurring, 44, 70, 71, 186–191, 193
panning techniques, 27, 29, 185–191
shutter speed and, 44, 70–71, 187, 190–191
stopping, 44, 70, 176, 185–186, 193
N
NANPA (National Association of Nature Photographers of America), 88, 91
national parks, 108
neutral density (ND) filter, 27, 28
Nikon wildlife setups, 2–3
noise
camera body and, 9
ISO setting and, 66
Northern Mockingbird, 222
O
organizations, wildlife, 88
outdoor gear, 200–201
overcast light, 72, 73
oystercatchers, 100, 101, 102
P
Painted Bunting, 220
panning
blurring motion by, 27, 29, 186–191, 193
stopping action by, 185–186, 193
techniques for, 54, 185–191
parks
game, 114–115
local, 113
national, 108
patience, 103, 215
patterns, 161–162, 171
pelican, 77
permanent blinds, 142–143
persistence, 215
perspective, 162–164
Peterson, Moose, 24, 91, 198
PhotoRescue software, 24
Pied-billed Grebe, 154–155
Pigeon Gillemots, 122
plus exposure compensation, 178, 179, 180
polar bears, 129, 145, 161
portraits of wildlife. See wildlife portraits
power points, 169
practice, 215
prime lenses, 11–12, 13, 14
Pronghorn, 150
protective coverings, 30
proximity to subjects. See closeness to subjects
Puffin Pad, 144
puffins, 68, 100, 203
Q
quality/quantity of light, 72–75
R
RAW format, 40–42
Really Right Stuff ballhead, 21, 22
red fox in snow, 119
red light, green light approach, 148
Reddish Egret, 178
refuges, wildlife, 116
researching wildlife, 86–90, 105
resolution, 8
resources, 86–90
book, 86
DVD, 86–87
field expert, 88–90
Internet, 87
mobile app, 88
organizational, 88
Revell, Jeff, 80
reviewing images, 210
Roseate Spoonbill, 97, 125, 180–183
Royal Terns, 121
rule of thirds, 169–170, 171
S
sandhill cranes, 28, 72, 131, 160, 174–175, 188
Says Phoebe, 158, 159
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, 218–219
S-curves, 159
sea otters, 122
seasonal considerations, 118–131
birds of South Texas, 221–222
coastal brown bears of Alaska, 203–205
fall photography, 127–131
spring photography, 120–121
summer photography, 122–126
winter photography, 118–119 See also weather
Seattle, Chief, 4
self-assessment, 102–103, 105
sensors
cleaning kit for, 31–32
full-frame vs. cropped, 6–7
settings. See camera settings
shadows, sunlight and, 74, 75
shapes, compositional, 161, 171
sheep, Bighorn, 73, 78, 127, 128, 150, 168
shooting techniques, 52–54
assignments on, 55
handholding technique, 52–53
long lens technique, 53
panning technique, 54
shutter speed
exposure and, 70–71
motion and, 44, 70–71, 187, 190–191
sidelight, 76, 77
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