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The Handbook of Bird Photography
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The Handbook of Bird Photography

by Markus Varesvuo, Jari Peltomaki, Bence Mate
April 2013
Beginner content levelBeginner
368 pages
9h 3m
English
Rocky Nook
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MARKUS VARESVUO

BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER’S LENSES

Different lenses give you different types of images.

At least in Europe it’s safe to say that most birds are very wary of people, which spells trouble for a bird photographer because it’s usually difficult to get close enough to the birds for photographing them. Bird photographers therefore prefer telephoto lenses with focal lengths ranging from 300mm to 600mm, even up to 800mm. This isn’t to say that shorter lenses would be useless, on the contrary. An image of a bird in a landscape stands out from the mainstream, as do closeups taken with wide lenses.

During the past decade, the 500mm f/4.0 became the lens of choice among bird photographers, both dedicated amateurs and professionals. The lens is light ...

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ISBN: 9781457179570