Photographing bids in flight

[Khaiqha]

Do you guys have any advice on how to get good pictures of birds in flight? I'm having issues focusing. Should I just pick a spot to focus on and cue the bird to fly through it?

[hooligan]

That would probably be your best bet. Try to focus your lens about where you think the bird will be in frame where you take your shot. If you have a continuous shot setting (that will let your camera shoot several photos consecutively), that will also make it easier for you to capture the shot.

A problem you may be experiencing is motion blur because of how fast the parrot is moving. You can offset this problem by shooting at a fast shutter speed. Most digital cameras will set their shutter speed automatically, but you can try to force it to use its fastest setting by looking for a mode customized for sports. If not, you can also look into your camera's AE settings, and put it on shutter priority.

Hope that helps

[Michael]

http://trainedparrot.com/Flight_Photos

The trick is to:

A) Have as much light as possible
B) Stay wide, crop in later
C) Second curtain sync flash
D) Fast aperture
E) Manual focus on expected area

[Khaiqha]

Here's a picture I attempted.

[marie83]

Woohoo, very good I'm concerned your birdy only has 1 wing though
Your bird is gorgeous