Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In my experience, wildlife photography in general and bird photography in particular are the most difficult kinds of photography there are. Animals spend most of their lives avoiding being caught by stalkers. But we camera-laden (Leica or whatever) humans tend to be mighty obvious about our intentions. We love making noise. And we smell bad. With something like sports photography, a high-speed motorized camera can help you improve your chances of getting the goods. That doesn't work with birds or many other quick animals. They don't run/jump/fly in straight lines! Next in difficulty I'd say is wedding photography. But that's a bird of a different colour. There, one is faced with the task of making the often ordinary (people) look absolutely fabulous while they're thronged by everybody they've ever known. Yeh right. There are lots of fine shooters on the LUG. For me, Doug H. is right up there at the top. Try to do what he does (as brave John C. has, to his chagrin) and you'll soon see why. Emanuel ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca