Four things to consider in bird photography

Open up the aperture

Wider apertures produce a shallower depth of field – the foreground and background have blended around the head of this Northern gannet.

Zoom in or crop…

Zoom right in to fill a frame, or crop into images when you edit them. Also consider positioning: the central framing of this blue tit works well.

Think outside the box

Shooting at sunset can produce creative wildlife imagery. This image of a bird amongst branches at sunset creates a graphic feel.

… or zoom out!

Zooming out of images can also create eyecatching photographs, as seen with this flock of birds. A very fast shutter speed is required.