Catching wildlife
When out shooting wildlife you normally want to stay back so that they will not run or attack you. A telephoto or zoom lens is a good tool to have.If all you have on your camera is auto zoom, it will work just fine. You want to have your camera settings on action shot so that you can stop any movement without getting blurred images. Be ready to snap as fast as you can because you may only have a few seconds to capture the shot. Don’t spend to much time focusing on the animal unless you are using a telephoto lens or long range zoom. If you are to close to the animal it may bolt on you.
My husband and I live by a wildlife refuge and State Park. We often love going there at night for our walks and taking pictures. It’s a great place to see animals that you don’t normally get to see.
The other night when we were out for our walk we were taking sunset shots and to our delight 2 Javalinas (pronounced have-a-lean-a-s). They don’t come out in the open to much and usually stay in the brush but every now and then you can see them run across a road or open area. We were at an advantage point up in a tower looking down at them but I had less than 2 minutes to capture 6 shots.
Our picture of the day
Pair of Javalinas, taken at dusk
Camera an Olympus E-500
Zoom lens set at 150
Auto setting on Action shot
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