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Flight PhotographyFlight Photography 101Flight Photography2 years ago in Personal More Like This
Written by Alfred and Fabiola Forns
Flight photography doesn’t have to be an unreachable goal for you. As difficult as it may seem, making consistently good flight images is possible if you practice and keep a few principles in mind.
There are two elements to consider for successful avian flight photography: motor skills and technical skills.
Motor skills refer to quick reflexes, the ability to track the bird and pressing the shutter at the right moment. To practice your motor skills, it would be ideal to find a colony of Gulls where flight is frequent and use a medium telephoto lens to practice tracking them. Super-telephotos will be an additional challenge because of the extremely narrow field of view. If you are using a zoon lens, it’s better to acquire the bird in the wider setting and then zoom in to fill the frame once you have it in focus.
Before we get to the technical part, let’s talk equipmen
October's TOP Subs of Unframed-Nature and NEWS!Welcome to OCTOBER 2012’s Top Submissions of Unframed-Nature.October's TOP Subs of Unframed-Nature and NEWS!7 months ago in Art Features More Like This
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Thank you for being here whether you are a Member yet or not!
We welcome you and your support!
Since the beginning of January 2012, we’ve grown nearly 1,400 Members!
That means, in almost 11 months, we’ve grown an average of OVER 100 Members a month!
So, a GRAND Welcome to ALL of Our NEW MEMBERS!
Thank you to our loyal Members who have been submitting to our Group for a long time now. Without you, we wouldn’t be here. :aww:
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Thank you to ALL the Members who voted on this monthly event!
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We completely appreciate you supporting your Group in this particular way. It is so generous of you to take the time to VOTE! You are fabulous!!
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Let’s continue to submit our own BEST QUALITY work, enjoy it, im
The Best Bird Photography of 2012 Contest WinnersThe Best Bird Photography of 2012 Contest Winners3 months ago in Personal More Like ThisFirst Place Winner
In first sunraysby :iconjmrocek:
840 points from #Bird-Photography's donation pool
A front page feature of bird photography from ~JMrocek's gallery from #Bird-Photography which will be displayed until the next contest winners
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Scops owl... the tiny shadowby :iconphalalcrocorax:
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Hummingbird of Oaklandby :iconcanislupuscorax:
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Birds in Weather ContestBirds in Weather ContestBirds in Weather Contest9 months ago in Personal More Like ThisUpdate 9/5:
New category added to the theme - birds with clouds behind them!
If you already submitted a photo and would like to change your entry, feel free to either note us or comment on this journal and I will switch your entry.
You can also submit your entry by commenting on this journal with a link to it (see below for details)
What will we accept?
We are looking for bird photographs where the weather is also a part of the photograph. This includes birds in rain, snow, ice, wind, fog, etc. You can also submit birds with clouds behind them. We do have a fallback, but we ask for your honor in only using it if you do not have anything else to submit. This way more members will be able to enter. We will also accept sunshine but please only submit sunshine shots if you really do not have anything else. I want this contest to be fair to everyone, but I'd hate for it to end up being only birds in the sun. Some good exampl
Bird-Photography and Birds-Club December FeaturesHappy 2013!!Bird-Photography and Birds-Club December Features5 months ago in Art Features More Like This
#Bird-Photography and #Birds-Club proudly presents some of the best submissions from the month of December, chosen by me, =mydigitalmind. At the end of every month, I will go through submissions from both groups and choose the ones that stand to feature them in a News Article. I will also choose features from some of our special events that run during the month.
:iconBird-Photography: and :iconBirds-Club:
Special Features
Bird-Photography's Featured Photos
Every week, the admins from #Bird-Photography pick a photo out of the previous week's submissions that will be featured on our front page for the entire week. The following photos were featured in December.
Birds-Club Bird of the Month
Each month, #Birds-Club devotes a journal feature to a particular bird species. Members are we
Nesting, Babies and Fledglings ContestNesting, Babies and Fledglings ContestNesting, Babies and Fledglings Contest3 weeks ago in Personal More Like This
What will we accept?
We are looking for photographs that contain any of the following as the subject:
Bird's nest - with eggs or with a parent bird on it; photos of just nests will not be accepted (same rules as our group)Baby birdsYoung birds who recently flegdedFledglings being fed by parents
Please do not disturb nests or birds for the purpose of taking photos! Any photo of a bird looking like it is in distress will be declined (after discussion).
Deadline: June 30, 2013 (roughly 2 months for entries)
Rules of entry
Bird Photography only!You must be a member of #Bird-Photography - admins, moderators and contributors can also enterYou may only submit one deviation. Note that a limit is set on the folder, so please be absolutely sure that you are submitting the correct deviation. If you made a mistake or cannot submit, simply note the club.No photo collages - please enter a deviation that contains one sing
Special Thank You Feature and Group News:iconwhiteflowerplz:Special Thank You Feature:iconwhiteflowerplz:Special Thank You Feature and Group News4 months ago in Art Features More Like This
A HUGE Thank You to our Special VOTERS, both Members and Admins., alike, here at #Unframed-Nature who voted on The TOP SUBMISSIONS of UNFRAMED-NATURE for the Months of:
September, October, & November
[See Below, for December's voters!]
It is our philosophy that this is the Group’s Group,and so this particular Monthly Activity is open to ALL Members.
Simply Watchfor the Group Blog about it on the last or first day of each month.
It is truly a wonderful and loyal commitment to our Group, to take time out each month to look through the beautiful work in our folders, and choose works for our monthly Top Submissions, and believe me, I KNOW it is not easy... given the extreme talent we have here.
Not to mention, it takes time to do this, a
November's TOP Subs of Unframed-Nature and NEWS!Welcome to NOVEMBER 2012’s Top Submissions of Unframed-Nature.November's TOP Subs of Unframed-Nature and NEWS!6 months ago in Art Features More Like This
:iconhappysunplz:
Thank you for being here whether you are a Member yet or not!
We welcome you and your support!
Since the beginning of January 2012, we’ve grown nearly 1,500 Members!
That means, in almost 12 months, we’ve grown an average of OVER 100 Members a month- about 150 per month, actually!
So, a GRAND Welcome to ALL of Our NEW MEMBERS!
Thank you to our loyal Members who have been submitting to our Group for a long time now. Without you, we wouldn’t be here. :aww:
:iconwhiteflowerplz:
Thank you to ALL the Members who voted on this monthly event!
:iconiloveit-plz:
We completely appreciate you supporting your Group in this particular way. It is so generous of you to take the time to VOTE! You are fabulous!!
:clap: :heart: :clap:
Let’s continue to submi
Raw-Nature Feature 2Here are just a few of the beautiful images that our members have submitted this weekRaw-Nature Feature 24 months ago in Personal More Like This
Take some time to fave, comment and have a look at their galleries
Please Fave/comment on this feature so that more people will see it
Contest: Bird PortraitsSubmission Guidelines | Guide to our Gallery FoldersContest: Bird Portraits1 year ago in Personal More Like This
Bird Portraits Contest
Entries are now closed.
What is a Portrait? A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.
What will we accept? We are not looking for just a photo of a bird, please only submit photos that fit in the description above. The bird may not be moving in any way, so no action shots will be accepted. Whi
CATS! CATS! CATS! --- FEATURE 2CATS! CATS! CATS! --- FEATURE 27 months ago in Art Features More Like This
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Featuring the Art From Our Members IIWe have reached 420 members...!!Featuring the Art From Our Members II6 months ago in Personal More Like This
It's time to a new feature
Fell free toany work of these artists and see their gallery, they deserve!
Keep showing your art! Next time can be your work featured here.
Bird-Photography and Birds-Club April Features#Bird-Photography and #Birds-Club proudly presents some of the best submissions from the month of April , chosen by me, =mydigitalmind. At the end of every month, I will go through submissions from both groups and choose the ones that stand to feature them in a News Article. I will also choose features from some of our special events that run during the month.Bird-Photography and Birds-Club April Features1 month ago in Art Features More Like This
:iconBird-Photography: and :iconBirds-Club:
Special Features
Bird-Photography's Featured Photos
Every week, the admins from #Bird-Photography pick a photo out of the previous week's submissions that will be featured on our front page for the entire week. The following photos were featured in April .
Birds-Club Bird of the Month
Each month, #Birds-Club devotes a journal feature to a particular bird species. Members are welcome to submit as many deviations as they wan
WEEKLY FEATURED (NOVEMBER 1#)WEEKLY FEATURED (NOVEMBER 1#)7 months ago in Art Features More Like ThisAnimals
Vote for "the best of the week" here:
Last poll: http://heldra.deviantart.com/journal/poll/3242619/
All polls: http://heldra.deviantart.com/journal/poll/
Raw-Nature's Easter Feature X2 + Birthday FeaturesRaw-Nature's Easter Feature X2 + Birthday Features2 months ago in Personal More Like This:iconeastereggplz: Happy Easter :iconeastereggplz:
Here are just a few of the beautiful images that have been accepted into the group this week
We also have two members (that I know of) with Birthdays this week. They are
:iconfeigenfrucht: and :iconjacquelinebarkla:
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Unframed-Nature's Special Edition Article VOL. 1:iconhello3plz::iconhello4plz:Unframed-Nature's Special Edition Article VOL. 11 month ago in Art Features More Like This
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:iconcuteheartzblue: Welcome to Unframed-Nature's Special Edition Article, Vol. 1 :iconcuteheartzblue:
:iconlovethesunshineplz: MAIN PURPOSE :iconlovethesunshineplz:
In Addition to our FIVE original folders that we've had since the beginning of 2012,
and the News Folder that we added in the middle of 2012,
we added FIVE Special Folders to our Group, at the beginning of 2013.
WHY DID WE DO THIS?
The main reason we did this, was to bring a deeper meaning to our Group, as far as our love and concerns for Nature.
With special news articles after every three months, which will reflect the work submitted to these folders, we are able to help share and spread awareness about particular issues that have an impact on Nature, which we would likely care about given the original idea for this group, to begin with. If you joined this group it is because you love and care about Nature,
Allopreening FeatureAllopreening is a behavior often seen in a mated pair of birds (allogrooming also occurs in mammal species most notably primates). Allopreening is the mutual preening of another birds feathers. Sometimes the preening will switch back and forth from bird to bird. This behavior can be performed to enhance feather maintenance (keeping feathers clean of parasites) or to strengthen social bonds. The receiver of the preening will often lower their head, fluff out their feathers and in general have an 'Awwmygawh that feels good' look on their face. Birds attached to humans will also preen their humans, either trying to preen their hair, beard, moustache, eyebrows...eyelashes... It's one of the most adorable bird behaviors I've ever seen (well, with the exception of a parrot trying to preen your eyelashes, that might hurt).Allopreening Feature3 months ago in Personal More Like This
So here is a feature of birds being adorable with each other!
Active Animals Contest: CLOSED UPDATE CLOSED. Judging will commence shortly.Active Animals Contest: CLOSED7 months ago in Personal More Like This
UPDATE LAST CHANCE TO ENTER. Will be closed tomorrow.
UPDATE Contest extended until January 15th.
UPDATE I would love to see more entries guys, the contest prizes are pretty awesome.
UPDATE Thank you all for your generous donations!
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UPDATE Many new prizes have been added!
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Hi all! So the polls have shown that the new theme will be active animals for the contest at #ArtisticAnimals!I am very excited for this theme. I had a few more good suggestions for a theme, which all seemed to revolve around water, so that will probably be our next contest
Anyways, onto the current contest.
Theme:
Active Animals. I want to see works which have animals moving in an obvious way. Some examples would be jumping, running, flying, fighting, playing, etc.
Deadline:
Contest starts now an
Bird-Photography and Birds-Club January Features#Bird-Photography and #Birds-Club proudly presents some of the best submissions from the month of January, chosen by me, =mydigitalmind. At the end of every month, I will go through submissions from both groups and choose the ones that stand to feature them in a News Article. I will also choose features from some of our special events that run during the month.Bird-Photography and Birds-Club January Features4 months ago in Art Features More Like This
:iconBird-Photography: and :iconBirds-Club:
Special Features
Bird-Photography's Featured Photos
Every week, the admins from #Bird-Photography pick a photo out of the previous week's submissions that will be featured on our front page for the entire week. The following photos were featured in January.
Birds-Club Bird of the Month
Each month, #Birds-Club devotes a journal feature to a particular bird species. Members are welcome to submit as many deviations as they want with no pre-j
Update and New Contest!Hello everyoneUpdate and New Contest!9 months ago in Personal More Like This
I apologise for the lack of an update and contest for the last couple of months however it was because I finished working fulltime and changed to fulltime study. The other reason I couldn't hold a contest is because I couldn't afford to buy premium memberships for contest prizes. However I recently received my tax return back from work so I can hold a contest nowContest details will be provided below in this journal so please have a look! I would love to have more participants this time around so please let your friends and fellow animal photography groups know about it.
I would also like to welcome our new members and watchers to the group
Raw-Nature Feature 4Here are just a few of the beautiful images that have been accepted into the group this weekRaw-Nature Feature 44 months ago in Personal More Like This
Please Fave/comment on this feature so that more people will see it
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Unframed-Nature's Autumn Contest and Group NewsI apologize for the delay... [a bit more on that, at the bottom...]Unframed-Nature's Autumn Contest and Group News6 months ago in Art Features More Like This
For now, let's get to the good stuff!
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:iconautumnplz: Welcome to Unframed-Nature's AUTUMN CONTEST 2012: "Bold Perspectives on Autumn" :iconautumnplz:
:iconautumncolorplz::iconautumncolorplz:
We had about 160 fabulous Fall entries to this Autumn Contest, to share what each participant felt was a "BOLD Perspective on Autumn" and we were just stunned by these truly awesome entries!
This was a difficult contest for our wonderful judges to take on, as they were judging on both quality within the medium as well as adherence to the theme! The judges commented to me, with high praise for all the entries, and our Admins., agree! So, well done to ALL participants.
I can't thank our judges enough for the time and effort they put into this...
Bird-Photography and Birds-Club July Features#Bird-Photography and #Birds-Club proudly presents some of the best submissions from the month of July, chosen by me, =mydigitalmind. At the end of every month, I will go through submissions from both groups and choose the ones that stand to feature them in a News Article. I will also choose features from some of our special events that run during the month.Bird-Photography and Birds-Club July Features10 months ago in Art Features More Like This
:iconBird-Photography: and :iconBirds-Club:
Special Features
Bird-Photography's Featured Photos
Every week, the admins from #Bird-Photography pick a photo out of the previous week's submissions that will be featured on our front page for the entire week. The following photos were featured in July.
Birds-Club Bird of the Month
Each month, #Birds-Club devotes a journal feature to a particular bird species. Members are welcome to submit as many deviations as they want wi
Contest Announcement- Butterfly Competition!EDIT: More prizes, more prizes!Contest Announcement- Butterfly Competition!7 months ago in Personal More Like ThisLook below, is that enough features for you??
We so appreciate all the wonderful support of our affiliates and members! :3
We are proud to announce our next major contest! The theme, chosen by the poll, will be a Butterfly contest, for both photography and art.
So without further ado here are the rules and regulations, yadda, yadda....
What we are looking for:What you feel is your best photograph or artwork of a butterfly. It can be any species of butterfly, even the ones that look like moths. As for actual moths since they are pretty much closely related (as far as I can tell) we can accept them too.
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