The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker is a small, but very pretty bird in its black and white colours. I was lucky to see this bird during my trip to Nameri National Park in Assam. It was right on the upper branches of a tree next to the forest rest house that we came across during our jungle trek.
I shot these pictures with my EF 100-400 lens. As you can see there is fair shake in the image. This was because the bird was vertically above me and I wasn’t carrying my tripod. These are times when I blame myself for not carrying my tripod.
I managed these images by holding my breath as much as possible. Is there a better way to shoot vertically (on a heavy lens ~3+ Kilograms) in handheld mode?
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Nice shots.
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ReplyDeleteThank you PNS!
ReplyDeleteI try using my arms as tripod- meaning rest ur arms on the ground or some support, so that load is transferred to ground and shaking is little less....
ReplyDeletethis is not a replacement for tripod but better than nothing
That is fine if the subject is at eye level or below, but if the subject is much higher than the eye, then there is some disturbance...i am sure there is a way to do it...i guess am still learning the tricks...
ReplyDeletelovely bird
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