Amateur Photographer

Wildlife in action

You don’t have to travel to far-flung, exotic places, as opportunities for action photography are all around us – from birds in our back garden and your local park, to the sea cliffs up and down the coastline. As with any type of wildlife photography, researching and observing your subjects is paramount, and will ultimately help to get you into the right place at the right time. There are other important techniques, however, which will help you on your way to capturing spectacular action images of wildlife.

Birds in flight

Mastering the capture of birds in flight is difficult. Success demands plenty of perseverance, not to mention

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