There’s something to be said about sweetening your chances when you’re trying to photograph wildlife.
Over the weekend I was at my in-laws house where Debbie’s parents have taken a corner of their yard and made a serene backdrop to their lanai where her mom sits and enjoys viewing her birds.
I’ve always liked photographing action and wildlife. To me, the hummingbird is one of the most challenging birds to photograph because of its erratic flight pattern, flitting back and forth too-and-fro from flower to flower.
My in-laws hard work has created a natural area where wildlife likes to visit and is conveniently right outside their back door.
I was about 15 feet from this bird shooting with a 75-300mm f/4-5.6 lens. It’s not the best piece of glass in the world, but I’ve never needed much more for daylight shooting.
In fact, I broke out a “better” lens, a 200mm f/2.8 but it just wasn’t enough to get me as close as I wanted.
If you want to be near the comforts of home without braving the wilderness and you enjoy birds I suggest you make your own oasis.
Make sure you do your research and plot out a garden with plenty of bird feeders and natural plants like the candy corn plants the hummingbird is eating out of and enjoy yourself.
