It must take tremendous patience to do wildlife photography, doesn't it?

Any big game hunter has to have patience. In photography the person behind the camera must be ready to shoot instantly when the animal life moves in front of your lens. Most outdoor camera people have fun just observing the


wild life around them and then snapping the scene that looks good. Try going to a bird sanctuary for a variety of species. It is rewarding.


Spartawo...It must take tremendous patience to do wildlife photography, doesn't it?
Yes, I suppose it must!!





LOL!!It must take tremendous patience to do wildlife photography, doesn't it?
Sure it was, but most of it is done under ';Controlled'; conditions thesedays.
Usually it's ';watch and wait'; until you get the shot. It helps to know the habitat and habits of the animal(s) you are trying to photograph. Plan on going back several times.....





SOMETIMES, you just happen to be in the right place at the right time, but then things happen so quickly that you miss them.





I caught this Great Blue Heron when I was making my focal length demo series. I first saw him through my lens, of all things! I've gone back 5 or 6 times to try to catch him in a nice photo, but until then this cr@ppy one will have to do...


http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstei鈥?/a>





Sometimes ';wildlife'; comes to you when you least expect it - like on the way home from work: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samfeinstei鈥?/a> (haha)
yep
Yes it takes long hours of siting still behind a camouflage with a super telephoto lens , then there are lots of shots or footage for film that is useless and then you have the joy of catching the perfect shot .
A lot of hiking one day, looking for setup for the next, getting up well before dawn, to get to a pre-chosen hidy hole (hopefully off a trail, or watering spot, not too close, not too far), staying awake and alert, so you can hopefully get something at sunup, or thru the morning.





Sometimes it works, sometimes not...
Yes. The best way to go about it is to do quite a bit of hiking.
For the most part yes. Animals like birds are usually up high and also move very quickly. Moose, and bears are rare and hard to find!


But wildlife photography doesn't have to be so difficult. You can just go in your back yard and take a picture of some things there. There are butterflies, squirrels and trees. Many insects like bees. If you plant flowers, you can get a bee pretty still on a flower for a while.
Patience, luck, perseverance, a good understanding of the animals you are taking pictures of, natural lighting.