Bird Photography : Choosing the Best Destinations, Planning a Trip, Taking Great Photographs

by David Tipling

• ISBN13: 9781861083029
• ISBN10: 1861083025
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2005-08-28
• Publisher: Photographers' Institute Press

Summary

Whether you are a Fanatic birdwatcher or just a keen nature lover, birds make a rich and satisfying subject For photography. From those that are graceful and powerful to those that are colourful or bizarre, birds provide an ever-inspiring wealth of subject-matter. While the techniques of bird photography can be practised and honed on your own doorstep, one of its great pleasures is the challenge of capturing rarer species further afield. This book offers advice on planning a trip and provides a comprehensive guide to what are, in the author's experienced opinion, some of the best bird photography sites in the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
Equipment	p. 10
Techniques	p. 20
Being Creative	p. 48
In the Field	p. 62
Planning and Travelling	p. 74
Site Guide	p. 78
North America
Pribilof Islands	p. 82
Homer, Alaska	p. 85
Anhinga Trail, Florida	p. 87
Sanibel Island, Florida	p. 88
Venice Rookery, Florida	p. 89
Bosque del Apache, New Mexico	p. 90
Churchill, Canada	p. 92
Additional sites	p. 93
South America
Galapagos Islands	p. 98
Manu, Peru	p. 100
Additional sites	p. 104
Antarctica and Subantarctic
Falkland Islands	p. 110
South Georgia	p. 114
Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands & Weddell Sea	p. 116
New Zealand SubAntarctic Islands	p. 118
Ross Sea	p. 119
Additional sites	p. 121
Australasia
Lamington National Park, Australia	p. 126
South Island, New Zealand	p. 127
Additional sites	p. 128
ASIA
Beidaihe/Happy Island, China	p. 132
Bharatpur, India	p. 134
Khichan, India	p. 136
Additional sites	p. 138
Europe
Lesvos, Greece	p. 142
Varanger, Arctic Norway	p. 144
Owls, Finland	p. 146
Kangasala, Finland	p. 147
South-west Archipelago	p. 148
Kuusamo, Finland	p. 149
Grouse, Finland	p. 150
Hornborga Lake, Sweden	p. 152
Farne Islands, Scotland	p. 154
Bass Rock, Scotland	p. 156
Hermaness, Scotland	p. 158
Mousa, Scotland	p. 159
Fair Isle, Scotland	p. 160
Handa, Scotland	p. 161
Caerlaverock, Scotland	p. 162
Pembrokeshire Islands, Wales	p. 163
Gigrin Farm, Wales	p. 164
Slimbridge, England	p. 165
Welney, England	p. 166
Additional sites	p. 167
Africa and the Middle East
Eilot, Israel	p. 174
East Africa	p. 175
Southern Africa	p. 178
Additional sites	p. 180
About the Author	p. 183
Aknowledgements	p. 183
Index	p. 184
Index of Bird Photographs	p. 189
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