What's RUINING Your Bird Photography? | Common Beginner Mistakes
In this video, I talk about some common issues I encountered as a Beginner bird photographer, and some issues that I still encounter to this day. Being more aware of some of these issues can help you to avoid mistakes in the field and in post-processing. Let me know if you have any questions! HAPPY BIRDING!
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“I’m getting destroyed by mosquitoes” is my favorite topic so far😁
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Love that tip on the image stabilization at high shutter speeds! Great work all around. Darned great haze had burned me so often.
It's wrong!
YOURE A LIFE SAVER! all this time I thought something was wrong with my camera, or maybe I was doing something wrong, but turns out that using IS at these high shutters are really ruining my photos. thank you so much for this tip, it needs to be highlighted for more people.
Great tips! Especially the IS thing is one I just discovered to be a problem on my photos, so thanks for helping here!
Happy to help, hope you'll be able to get better results!
Thanks Stefano - I have the same camera/lens setup as you, and when you mentioned the stabilisation at high shutter speeds I couldn't believe I hadn't tried that before....I was also experiencing the same soft images at high shutter speeds - great tip ! Thank you
I always love your videos, and this one helped me out on a project I was working on literally when you released it. Thank you!
Heat distortion and OIS tips were key info for me. Thank you!
The Image Stabilization tip is a lifesaver!! I am new to Wildlife photography and I was constantly getting some not so sharp images even at very high shutter speeds. I was thinking whether the lens is at fault. This clears the doubt for me. Thanks a lot!!
Hey, so much of that is really helpful - especially the IS and heat distortion (I live in the tropics but still never thought heat distortion was a big deal!). I'll consider it much more now - thanks man!
Very nice & practical tips mate. Even I faced the high shutter speed + image stabilization issues. Thanks for sharing.
I hadn't heard about the IS off at high shutter speeds before. Thanks so much!!!! Always look forward to your videos.
Thank you! It is one that's often overlooked! For a while I thought IS would work in any situation. It's funny that something that's meant to stabilize can cause blurry images.
Thanks for the awesome tips Stef, I can definitely relate to the heatwaves and IS problems in my experience.
Glad you enjoyed! Heatwaves are the worst hahaha
Great tips! Looking forward to more vids in this series
Great video and very helpful. Went out yesterday to do the ultimate test with the A1 (using the 200-600mm) in the wetlands around New Delhi. I was insanely hot (+40 degrees), and very humid. Wanted to mainly test video and possible overheating in these harsh conditions (by the way, no overheating issues and excellent video quality), but of course, took also a bunch of bird images. And probably 80% were useless and rest quite soft. Assuming the 200-600 resolves well on the A1 (and your images are a clear example of it) I probably encountered the two issues you were describing. Heat distortion and using the lens image stabilisation at shutter speeds of over 1/3200. Was already seriously doubting whether to purchase the A1 or not. Thanks
Great helpful video! I'm using cheaper 40-150mm lens on a micro 4/3 body and always had problems with blur/focus no mater how fast or slow the shutter speed was, while on 14-42mm I got clear pictures. I was already about to throw out the 40-150mm lens, but after I turned IS off for the faster shutter speeds (1/1000 or faster) I started getting good pictures at 150mm. Thank you very much for that tip!
Such a great video! Thanks for the tips.
You have such helpful tips for novices such as I. Thank you!
Informative, thank you, especially the IS.
well this explains so much i went to the zo the other day for like 8 hours and 1600 pictures. Early shots where super sharp but during the day some shots just failed it seemed. and end of the day it went better again. It was a pretty warm day indeed
Very interesting about the stabilisation issue. I’ll give that a try. Thanks.
Very helpful! Looking forward to the other videos in the series.
Glad you enjoyed, thank you!
Thanks for heads up on heat distortion I was so cofused because had perfect settings but it was afternoon time now I get it !!!!
Happy to help 🙂
cool video, I like your love for bird photography 😊 I tend to wait until its sunny for bird photography, as always find myself thinking "it would look better in the sun"
Thanks for the image stabilisation tips. It's an issue that I couldn't figure out 😁
Beautiful video, explained in such simple and easy ways. Thank you
I have just come across your channel and am really enjoying it, thanks! The tip in this video about turning off image stabilization at high shutter speeds is something I had never come across anywhere before, but I tried it out and it had an immediate and obvious benefit for my photos of insects (around the lavender bush in our back garden)! Thank you so much - so simple and a real game-changer! Quick question if you see this comment and have a moment to answer - what would you consider the cutoff point when you would turn off stabilization as the shutter speed is high enough?
Heat distortion! That's it! Thank you for clarifying something I didn't know and couldn't think of a cause of softness on some of my bird photos!
This helped me so much!! Thank you for your videos!!!!
Happy to help! Thanks for watching 🙂
Thanks a lot for taking the time to share your expiriences...I appreciated very much..... I perhaps I had the same situations...!
wow, great tips, definitely I have to try the image stabilizer thing 🤗
Great Tips! Especially the heat distortion problem!I've just experienced it recently and now I know what I have to do! :) Brilliant! greetings from Switzerland
Happy to help! Thank you 🙂
Always a pleasure to watch and learn things from your videos. Keep it up
Glad to hear it was helpful! Thank you 🙂
Amazing tips! Very helpful, thanks so much
Happy to help!
I've been telling people to get closer, but wow your 2:45 picture is worth a thousand words! About image stabilization: it makes sense, because both lens IS and IBIS are using motors to move some elements, those micro movements are very fast compared to your normal shutter speeds, so the motion won't appear in the image, but once you go very high shutter speeds AND very high resolution, then they can be seen.
Very thoughtful presentation. Another source of blur is movement because of failing to apply enough bug spray before starting a shoot!
Cool vid! I started bird photography a few months ago, a total beginner. It’s good to know about colour cast!
Happy to help! I hope you're enjoying your new hobby 😀
This is a great easy to follow video. Some tips here for beginner through to advanced. I know I picked up a couple. 👍👍👍
Amazing Tips will definitely use some on the field Happy Birding!
Glad to hear! Happy Birding!
image stabilisation part was bingo... Thank you so much.
Love your videos, man! They are extremely helpful and inspiring. I've recently started shooting birds, both photo and video and it's been great.
Thanks so much! Keep on shooting, it gets more and more addicting as time goes on haha
Yes, very helpful......thanks for sharing. Excellent presentation in a moskito world ! Thanks love this
Just discovered your channel. I’m very new to photography and this video was so helpful 😊
This was so helpful! the Image Stabilization tip helped a lot, I got a really nice photo of a polar bear diving into the water with a fish and there was a high shutter speed, and it was still a little motion shake, thx for this serieds
That sounds like an amazing moment! Hopefully you can catch it again. Still a dream of mine to see Polar Bears
Never thought about the IS thing , will definitely try it out next time, thanks for the tips
Thank you Stefano, another great video. The mosquitos were killing me and I was just watching...
Glad you enjoyed! And haha, they're out in force right now. It's sad to say I've been getting used to them.
Another great video of yours! I also encountered the problem with image stabilization, even at rather moderate high shutter speeds of 1/800th for example 😁 and I also firstly fix the tint problems in my pictures, which are often taken in the woods 😊 always like your videos, keep going!
Thanks so much! Yeah, around that shutter speed I tend to have mine still set to off. I wonder how many shots I missed when I was first getting into bird photography because of the IS.
Thank you Stefano! I am going to give it a try and remove image stabilization, I was wondering if something was off with my 100-400gm lately, but this makes more sense. Always love your video, please keep doing them.
Thanks so much! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Great tips! The IS was a total eurokea moment when I tried it out. Although being Scottish living in Ireland... I had a chuckle at the heat haze.. think we see that about 1 week a year if we're lucky over here haha!
Thanks for sharing your experiences! I will try to deactivate the stabilization when using high shutter speeds. I have had some problems there.
Hope it helps! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Wow Stefano! That is indeed a fantastic video with a lot great tips. I am doing photography over 40 years but am in bird photography only for 4 years. Still some of your tips were really helpful. Thanks a lot. 😊🙏
So happy to help! 😀
Just subscribed, learned something useful about colour cast and hue in very first video. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you
VERY helpful video. Many thanks for the post.
Great tip about switching off IS at higher shutter speeds. Makes sense and I am going to try it as soon as I can get back out with my camera. Also I think you need to turn it off if using a tripod. very informative and thanks for sharing your knowledge.
great vid boss. I agree about the IS but it does help with the view finder.
Very helpful video. Well done. 👌🏼
Wow, very informative video. Thank you for sharing.
Great tips thank you very much!
A+!!! On to your next video! :)
Great tips! So helpful!
Glad you enjoyed!
Wow! Thank You! "heat distortion". I've had quite a few pictures that should have been in focus, but were blurry, even though I know I was using proper technique on still subject with IS on. This must have been the problem.
Thanks for IS blur tip, very helpful
Loved the video.... Very informative
Great video! Thank you! I was wondering if you were talking about turning off IS on a tripod or even handhold?
OMG, those bugs! Thanks for the tips.
Excellent!! I am going to try turning off stabilization at higher shutter speeds.
As a 14 years old i just started getting my first camera and a 70-300 lens im really into this birding stuff but i have multiple problems like the ones about colour cast but this video helps me alot on fixing that issue thank you mate you got some very nice content here
Great work Stefano!
Thanks so much! 🙂
Great stuff stefano
Great tips! Wish this video existed when I first started. It took me a long while to figure out what heat distortion was. I shoot over water a lot, so it is a constant pain in my life.
Thank you! Water is bad, doesn't matter if it's warm or cold, there always seems to be some type of distortion. A rule of thumb I like to use is the more open the habitat, the more I should restrict myself to shooting at sunrise/sunset.
@@StefanoIaniro The only problem with that is the birds are out gone feeding in early morning. I noticed waterfowl returning to the refuge late morning into mid day. Shooting at a bad time was the only choice.
Great tips Stefano!!
Thanks so much!
Great tip on the color cast issue 👌
Thanks so much! 😀
So much good advice in one video is rare these days!😃👌🏻
That means a lot, thanks! 😀
Great video, thank you!
Thank you so much for this! Really helped :)
Glad you enjoyed!
I too have come across this image stabilization use error, also especially when in a boat.
Great tips! I'll definitely will need to come back to this video a couple of times more 😅
Very glad it was helpful!
excellent, thank you!!!
The vibration reduction issue is real for sure. I found the same thing. I never use VR until I'm getting down to the reciprocal of my focal length shutter speed. I'm also convinced that VR at least on one of my lenses, slows down the ability to grab focus. That is another reason I rarely use it.
seriously i love your videos
Great information Thank you
Thank you for the IS tip. Also a good bug spray for you is Buggins spray. It will repell all bugs in general.
wonderful tips
Hope you're all having a great summer so far! Let me know if you've had any recent successes with your photography. Happy Birding!
great video
In my place heat distortion is very common. Before knowing the problem I never understand why my photos isn't sharp.
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Very insightful video.
Toujours intéressant mon ami! Always interesting my friend thank you! 🎥🎥🎥
So true about "invisible" heat distortion, it ruined many photos I made in Tanzania, I could not see it with my eyes but the camera at 600mm saw it unfortunately
With my Canon R5 and Canon RF 100-500 or RF 800mm, I've never seen blur from stabilization. Your color cast tip for reflected color is very helpful! Thanks.
Thank you so much about the info about image stabilization OFF - I struggled a lot of time with bad photos result - This info helped me alot and i could improve my image (wildlife) quality event with a travel zoom all in one lens ( 28-300mm) who are usually difficult to deal with . Many thanks
Great tips! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed, Lisa! 🙂
I don’t suffer with heatwave issues because I live in the UK!! Lol I often turn off my stabilisation when on a tripod, the camera fights with its self to stabilise even more.. another great video with very useful tips.. thank you
Wow. I didn't know that high s.s + stabilization can cause blurry images. Thanks for the video mate
amazing great tips thnx a lot Stefano
Thanks so much!!
Good reminder tips. Field for now is the front and back yard. Shorter distances and less or no need for IS. Thanks
Thank you! Hoping you'll be able to get out soon, although backyard birding is very fun!
So good love your vids!
Thanks so much buddy!
Great tips and video! I am recently more new to bird photography. Always learning my camera and lens. My question is the following: I just got a 1.4 TC for my 600mm. I noticed with TC on, it goes to single point focus instead of all points for focusing. Is this correct and it’s supposed to be like that and you can’t change it from single point to all points?
GREAT TUTORIAL
Good tips.. Thanks
Hey Stefano, great video. At what shutter speed would you recommend turning IS back on? Will experiment, but good to have a marker to start with. Many thanks!
Hi Stefano. Thanks for a great video. Especially the part of turning off VC (or VR) when shooting at high shutter speed. I am on a budget and shooting with a Tamron 100-400. Unfortunately this lense is F/4.5 to 6.3 and usually I am on 400 mm which does not give me much light, so "shooting" birds in the forest wont work for me.
Tnx for the great video!
Glad you enjoyed!