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12- Can you give us the major techniques that one should use with the digiscope’s digital camera set on the field to able to produce robust images like yours? Those that if one lacks, it’ll be hardly possible to produce quality photos.
To reduce camera shake three things are a must, in many cases the cause of blurred images when digiscoping is the result of camera shake rather than poor focusing. You must use an adapter to firmly connect the camera to the scope, you must use a cable release to reduce movement and you must use a sturdy tripod. Have look at different tripod heads too if you can, because you will often find that you need three hands. One to focus the scope one to hold the handle of the tripod head and follow the bird of compose the shot and another to press the button. I often found that I could hold the shutter release like a trigger under my thumb and move the scope around with the same hand, while focusing the scope with the other, only possible because of the arrangement of the setup. The chances are you will get used to yours and find a way to do something similar. Practice is the key, get out there and take pictures loads of picture. At first you may find only one in hundred are any good. Pretty soon it will be one in ten and so on.
The best chance to digiscope warblers is when they are singing, this is about the only time they stay still enough. Copyright © Richard Ford - www.Digitalwildlife.co.uk
13- What do you think has made your photos superb, your proficiency, your talent, or your equipment? Or a combination of all? We believe you are a professional in what you do, let us know more about you. How long you’ve been in to this, what are your favorite books and photographers and what camera you started with at the very beginning.
Practice, its as simple as that, I have spent many, many hours in the field looking for subjects, playing with setting and photographing anything that gives you the chance to get close enough to it. I am not a professional but do sell images quite regularly for various uses and publication. I have been interested in nature all my life and photography for much of it. I have plenty of pictures of trees and water with specs you can just about make out as birds from my film SLR days. I got into Digiscoping 7 years ago and DSLR photography quickly afterwards. Certain good equipment helps but excellent pictures can come from the cheapest of cameras, photography is much more about technique and patience both with yourself and your subjects. You won’t just wake up one morning with the skills you require it takes time. If you’re anything like me you will enjoy the challenge.
Digiscoping can by used for general wildlife photography as well as birds. I have used a digiscoping setup to photograph many animals from mammals like Deer and Hare to insects like dragonflies
DIGISCOPED WITH CANON A95 Copyright © Richard Ford - www.Digitalwildlife.co.uk
My first digital camera was a Nikon Coolpix 4500 for digiscoping, though I had played around with a borrowed digital camera (I honestly can’t remember what it was) for some time before that. |For digiscoping the first time a saw images from Andy Bright these were the ones that inspired me to explore this area of bird photography, I don’t think he does a lot of digiscoping now, these days he is an excellent DSLR photographer. One of the best bird photographers of today to my mind is Nigel Blake his owl photography is just stunning and involves time, skill and a knowledge of your subject that he has perfected. For general wildlife photographers how could you not think of Andy Rouse, just do and Internet search or buy any of his books I have found his case studies particularly useful.
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