Rear focusing or back button focusing secrets

Rear focusing or back button focusing can come out very handy in wildlife photography! What is rear focusing??? This technique is not very well known, yet it is an effective way to combine ONE SHOT focus mode with AI SERVO mode. One presses the AF-ON or * back button with the thumb from the back

Flightless Cormorant’s courtship

The photograph below is a pair of Flightless Cormorant going through their courtship ritual. This pair of Flightless Cormorants is swimming around each other in the cold water current of Fernandina Island, in the Galapagos Islands. What are they doing? Courting each other! 🙂 I was lucky to witness this superb display of chase and

Waved Albatross Airport in the Galapagos part I

Do you know where is located the International Waved Albatross Airport? The Galapagos Islands! The photograph below is a Waved Albatross. This Waved Albatross had its head just above the tall grass, making for a fantastic opportunity of headshot in the midst of a green blur. This creation really did not need a shutter speed

Pink display: Roseate Spoonbill vs American Flamingo

The photograph below is a Roseate Spoonbill with breeding colors. This Roseate Spoonbill photograph was created while landing on the mudflat. As the bird needs to brake over a short distance, one can admire the pink color of its under wings. Some people might confuse this bird with a Flamingo due to its pink colors,

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