2014 has been an epic Winter. Lake Superior is almost 100% covered by ice for the first time in years. These conditions have resulted in penguins migrating into our region. Their movement has been driven by Winter conditions which has helped them expand their range into the Northland.
The Great Penguin Migration to Lake Superior, Marquette Michigan, 2014 from Mr. Penguin on Vimeo.
Remember when you were in the grade school play? Perhaps your role was to be a tree. Stalking birds for photography is no different. Become a tree. Actually, I am not advocating wearing camouflage clothing, or taking the extensive time to build a blind (not bad ideas). However, if you think of your body as an immobile tree, it will help you get closer to birds.
I used the process given below to get close to this Great Egret. My problem was I actually was too close that when he popped up to strike at a small fish, his head ended up higher in the photograph than I would have liked. Thus, I should have zoomed out a bit, but it proves the process.
Here is the process:
Whenever I pause I refocus the camera, and move my finger back to the shutter release … ready for burst mode shooting.
Browse on over to my main blog, NorthStarNerd.Org. I have a post with multiple photos on the subject of wildlife habitat. Here is a photo of my own northern Minnesota home. Note how my yard is a combination of woods, long grasses and perennials. Please give some consideration before you have the perfectly manicured lawn maintained with tons of fertilizer.
