Saxen Van Coller - Improve Your Field Craft With Simple Tips And Tricks

Wildlife photography has its own goods and dilemma. It is something that requires a lot of work and precision. Saxen Van Coller suggests that when out for a photographic odyssey it is essential that you know some tips and tricks. These help in enhancing the images and giving the desired results. Below are the list of few field craft tricks:

• Knowing the behavior and habitat of the animal is the key. This may seem old and absurd, but the best wildlife shots are rarely taken on the spur of the moment.
•  Wear a camouflage or neutral colored, rustle free clothing. Ditch a perfume or deodorant and be on the spot the animals are most active that is usually dusk and dawn. 
• Getting close to wild animals is a little risky. It's better to hide or bling an essential part of the professional wildlife photography kit so that no harm is caused. 
• Wild animals are surprisingly tolerant of vehicles, but in the worst case scenario, avoid any sudden movements once you have parked the car. 
• To get the sharpest shorts, use a beanbag to support the lens in the door frame. Activate the camera or lens stabilizer and switch of the car engine to stop any vibrations.
• Make an effort and take eye to eye portraits and get yourself down to the animal's eye level. This will result in a more better and intimate portrait. One can also manually choose an autofocus point that corresponds with the animal eye too. 

• Try using  a spotting scope as big lenses cost big bucks.  You get more magnification for much less if you opt for the Digiscoping route. 
• Using an adapter with the DSLR or compact camera can be attached to a spotting scope and to get the frame filling shots of distant birds and animals.  The only drawback is you won't have an autofocus.
• Panning with the animals is a technique to move the camera and lens to follow a moving animal. Here the criteria is that the subject stays more or less in the same position so they appear sharp in the photo while the background is blurred. A tripod fitted with a ball head can help ensure that the pan is smooth and the image is sharp where it needs to be.

The above are an addition to the tricks that one can use to enhance the overall photography experience. These tricks, help in creating some marvelous results with excellent image quality.