{"id":61820,"date":"2019-11-29T06:26:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T13:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=61820"},"modified":"2024-10-11T04:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T09:55:59","slug":"winter-weather-and-low-light-bird-photography-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/11\/29\/winter-weather-and-low-light-bird-photography-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Weather And Low Light Bird Photography Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ring-billedRing-billed Gulls in a snow storm fighting over a crayfish \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 2500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

My Thanksgiving Day was cold, dreary, snowy and I only saw the shape of the cold looking sun for about three minutes yesterday through the gray clouds. I did attempt to photograph birds yesterday at the local pond but there weren’t many there plus a vehicle was in the way.<\/p>\n

I actually like photographing birds in a snow storm because the low light situations test my skills, the limits of my gear and the resulting photos often have a moody feeling to them. Ten years ago I wouldn’t have been as comfortable pushing my Nikon D200 up to ISO 2500 like I did with this Ring-billed Gull photo taken two years because with that body I know the images would have had far more noise than they do with my Nikon D500. Now, I find the challenge of photographing birds in low light situations fun.<\/p>\n

\"NovemberNovember 29, 2019 – Radar\/Satellite<\/p>\n

Which is probably a good thing when I look at the radar\/satellite images from this morning. If I do get out today to photograph birds I know that I will have clouds and low light to deal with. Not that long ago if I had seen a weather map that looked like this I would have simply stayed home.<\/p>\n

\"NovemberNovember 29, 2019 – Hourly<\/p>\n

And if I had seen an hourly forecast that showed clouds, rain, and snow for every daylight hour I may have grumbled a bit and looked at the long term forecast for when the forecast predicted that there might be some sunshine ahead.<\/p>\n

Now… I think of the moody, snowy images I might possibly take and smile.<\/p>\n

And life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Ring-billed Gull photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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