Birdwatching is a relaxing exercise. And fascinating. Knowing about birds, ornithology demands a bit of study. Photographing them requires training and practice.
I am not an expert ornithologist. Contemplating birds is an exercise in meditation, anti-stress therapy. Photograph them a self-imposed training.
Go out to the countryside, breathe fresh air, walk, feel the sensations that Nature offers.
I usually build my rig with an old 500mm retro-reflector lens. compact and lightweight. The best, without a doubt, is the special bokeh effect that turns blurs into rings. That if, has its drawbacks. Or they will be virtues too.
An f8 aperture it is not very bright. This is solved because the cameras I use allow me to shoot with very little noise. Although, incidentally, as a photographer of other fashions, the texture that noise gives, as in its time the grain that films offered, I like. Shooting at 3200 ISO in broad daylight allows for exposure times that freeze motion. Still at aperture f 8, which is fixed.
The aperture does not give much depth of field, practically none so the focus has to be precise.
Therein lies the second inconvenience. Or is it an advantage? The focus is exclusively manual so it is necessary to calculate, rather to predict the trajectory and correct the focus to pure reflection. Instinct, concentration and training.
But he didn't want to talk about photography. My intention was to encourage all bird watchers, birdwatchers, and those who are not yet to approach the Abaucán Territory where the apparent desert offers few obstacles to the relaxing exercise of bird watching.
As a NON-ornithologist I will appreciate any contribution to know the names of the Birds photographed in this report. THANK YOU!
