Animals - Sofia

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A Good Catch
1/2000, F2.8 ISO1250

Enjoying the Sunset
  
1/2000, F2.8, ISO1000

On Guard
1/2000, F2.5, ISO6400

Synchronized
1/500, F3.5, ISO200

A prominent struggle I have had with capturing photos of animals, especially birds, is that my camera does not have a good zoom lens at all. It is extremely difficult to capture animals in detail, especially when they are far away or in motion. I find that once I zoom in far enough, it becomes so blurry that I cannot focus on the animal before it moves again. I would really like to try renting a camera with a more efficient zoom lens, since my camera doesn't allow me to attach one. I really love the background of the first two photos since the sunset was absolutely amazing. The bird in the first photo had just captured something, and it was one of my more successful photos, capturing the bird in motion while also turning out mostly focused. Although the bird itself is not very visible in the second photo, I really like the illusion that it is observing the sunset, much like I was. I spent a lot of time at the beach uncovering the crabs and trying to get a clear photo since they are easier to photograph up close. Their neutral colors and the reflection of the water made it a bit difficult, and the crab was not loving having a camera super close to it, but I managed to capture a pretty clear image. I really like the way the three geese are lined up in the last photo. I found that in a lot of my photos of birds, the wings were facing down, and I really like the look of the extended wings in this photo. 

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