Photo of the Day - American Avocet
Each spring when I'm done photographing bears in the Rockies, I usually pack up the car and head southeast into the glorious piece of prairie that I described in my recent article in Outdoor Photography Canada. And while I'm often in search of the more exotic prairie species like swift fox and burrowing owls, I do also stop to smell the flowers and take pictures of things like this beautiful avocet.
These guys are tough to photograph, as they never sit still. It's back, forth, over, to the side, back a foot, dip the head, quick shake, squat, over, back...it's hilarious to watch, but not so hilarious to attempt to photograph. I set my camera to Servo mode to deal with the constant movement, then, using center point focus, I tracked the avocet's head and fired off a series of shots whenever the bird turned sideways to me with a full reflection.
Hope you enjoy the photo!
John
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| American avocet in a prairie slough near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border |
These guys are tough to photograph, as they never sit still. It's back, forth, over, to the side, back a foot, dip the head, quick shake, squat, over, back...it's hilarious to watch, but not so hilarious to attempt to photograph. I set my camera to Servo mode to deal with the constant movement, then, using center point focus, I tracked the avocet's head and fired off a series of shots whenever the bird turned sideways to me with a full reflection.
Hope you enjoy the photo!
John
Labels: bird photography, canadian prairie photography, photo of the day
2 Comments:
Nice shot, John. I can picture these guys elusively swimming around on a still sunny morning, and you hiding in your 'camo' or your 'four-wheeled' blind waiting for the shot.
That's a beautiful shot, I love the reflections and the gold tones.
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