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Master BIRDS in FLIGHT Photography! SETTINGS for SUCCESS! Image Stabilisation ON or OFF?

Jan Wegener

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Swallows in flight? How is that even possible? And how can YOU capture amazing birds in flight images?
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:56 Swallows in Flight!
2:10 Before & After Swallow Image & Crop
2:35 Most Important Setting
3:07 Shutter Speed Considerations
4:02 F-Stop & ISO
4:43 Best Frame Rate & Buffer
5:07 30 fps! wow!
5:26 Rolling Shutter Effect
6:05 Don't make this Mistake
7:04 Image Stabilisation ON or OFF?
10:12 Glenn's Special Tip
10:55 AUTOFOCUS
11:03 Mirrorless vs DSLR Tracking
11:46 Autofocus Cases
12:50 DSLR Focus Pumping
13:13 AF Case I Use
14:16 Mirrorless/Eye Tracking
14:47 The MOST IMPORTANT SKILL
16:44 Best Lens?
18:12 What's the ideal conditions?
19:09 Location matters!
20:04 Learn how to see
20:37 Overcast vs Sun
21:03 The Perfect Scenario
21:27 Everything you need to know
24:24 GIVEAWAY

20 Comments

@Duade 5 years ago

Another great episode, I leave the IS on as I would always forget to turn it on if it was off. I remember using the focus limiter for the first time years ago and I forgot to switch it back. Next session with waders I thought my camera/lens was broken as it wouldn't focus :-) Cheers, Duade

@thepanel2935 3 years ago

Whether you leave the Image Stabilizer on permanently is up to you, but when travelling and transporting your equipment, turn the IS off to prevent those moving elements inside the lens from bumping around when you lug your equipment from place to place.

@garyholmes8515 5 years ago

Just new to it all. Pelicans are big beautiful and slow.

@przybylskipawel 3 years ago

You NAILED IT, Glen! Like with NIN nailed! Jaw-dropping!

@tim1398 4 years ago

A couple of points on IS:
- If you are using a red-dot site turn IS off or the bore-sight vs sensor alignment can skew by a large fraction of the frame when panning - something like 1/4 to 1/3 on my G9.
- When panning rapidly, the IS can't possibly help in the direction you are panning, but it can hit the end stop and keep trying to reset unless the camera is smart enough to turn it off automatically. My G9 induced small "microblurs" if I left it on

@garybrown9719 5 years ago (edited)

Bird Track is for beginners thats why I use it.
You are a rock star in the world photography
My camera has a huge buffer

@JerrinJoshua18 5 years ago

IS always on 😎🔥

@burkholdst.rudderberg3574 4 years ago

A usable photo of a flying Swallow is difficult to obtain. If you want an even bigger challenge, try to photograph a flying DRAGONFLY!

@foto-dk 5 years ago

Hi Jan and Glenn.
One of your best sessions ever. My longest lens is the RF 100-500 mm, but It's so useful to listen closely to your advices. Good points concerning keeping IS on and settings of focusing.
Wonderful shots of these beautiful swallows!
Regarding the book I unfortunately live in Denmark 🙃, but to answer your question, I don't have any favourite bird to photograp. I enjoy sparrows as well as birds of prey. They call for different techniques.
Thanks for your chat and advices.
Regards from Jan, DK

@clementfrancis208 5 years ago

Man both the geniuses together... awesome to watch this from India... Glenn and Jan we love you guys here and are big fans of your photography..

@mycompasstv 5 years ago

My favorite bird to photograph is the Belted Kingfisher. I live in Toronto. Thanks for a great upload gentlemen!

@nancyfischer4399 1 year ago

Love this video! Took me forever to even realize I needed 1/2000 sec. for BIF, and you guys are blowing that out of the water. However, I should note that most of the birds in Florida are bigger, and so much slower than those you're tracking. Thanks for always putting out great, interesting, and informative shows - even 3 years ago.

@shaunafletcher1210 5 years ago

I enjoy photographing most birds, but primarily birds of prey. Southern Alberta, Canada.

@antonioantonucci45 5 years ago

Wonderful wonderful video

@sandrawoods915 5 years ago

This is one of the best explanations of this topic that I have ever seen. Thank you. Also, it’s nice that you represent both hemispheres. (I am looking at Victoria from across the Strait - in Port Angeles.). Thanks again for the great content.

@jtbmmoc1 1 year ago

spot on !!! Buffalo John

@godfreytanner1557 5 years ago (edited)

Eastern Osprey, Such majestic and finely tuned killing machines .Perth ,Western Australia

@DeeDeeDIY 4 years ago (edited)

Glen nailed it. Beautiful. Nice video, thanks.

@chrislake8879 5 years ago

Excellent tutelage on this most difficult photography challenge. My quick tip, choose large raptors gliding, or big water birds flying sluggishly in a straight line. If you must go for something smaller, a Nankeen Kestrel hovering is a good bet. I live on Wurrundjeri and Boonwurrung lands of the Kulin Nation and my favourite bird to photograph is the little jewel, the pardelote.