Egret beautiful, "static, such as at the child, the United States if the angel," since ancient times literati respected deeply, into poetry and art, Wing of the painting., Write poetry a lot of egrets, list goes on.Say that the three poets in the Tang Dynasty it, Li Bai written most of his "gift Xuancheng Prefecture and was Cuishi Yu Yuwen," from the outset, the "White Egret, if fresh, Qing Li Qing, such as cicadas. End in disappointment with nature, not outsidethings move ... ... "wrote a 86 in one breath the hands of his own" Field of whom went so far as announcing "feelings.Du Fu's written at least, but the phrase "a line on the blue sky and white egret", described as "a top 10000", through the ages never occur again, including women and children.Po Chu-i has a "Egret" is also very interesting: "Life is 40 is not all bad, I worry more hair hanging. Why waterside pairs of egrets, Mushu head also Malus Halliana." Playful feeling of life between the helpless.I like to write poems of the ancient egrets are still many, but most understand that the phrase "formerly known as egrets fishing Weng," because I have seen egrets catching the squid in kung fu is really terrible.

Egret inspired not only the inspiration of ancient poets, but also for modern photography has provided a inexhaustible supply of creative themes.With the continuous development of photographic technology, especially in recent years, the popularity of digital cameras, egrets and other birds, photography "cost" of getting lower and lower, so more and more people like the egret photography, to the theme of egretsphotographic works, frequently in major photographic competitions, winning numerous awards, and achievements of a group of photographers known for shooting egrets.Here, they serve as a catalyst to talk about a number of egrets shooting techniques.

now many people love to shoot egrets in recent years, as people's awareness of protecting the ecological protection of wild growing, to the city parks, rural habitats of egrets more and more, and to the general photography enthusiasts,provide good shooting conditions.

Ardeidae birds is not a small "family", China has more than 20 of them as a "Egret," there are four kinds of names, including the Great Egret, Chinese egret, egret, (also known as the little egret), and Egret.They commonly known as egrets, Lishui locally known as "White Heron."Their common feature is plumage white, like rice fields, river banks, beaches, mudflats and coastal activities in the small streams.Into a loose group of eating, often associated with other types of mixed groups.During the breeding season top of the head and chest, back, president of a special feathers, called breeding feathers.But you do not see the "white feather" and thought the egret, there is a regular ride on the backs of cattle, "Cattle Egret," its white feathers in winter, to the summer, head, neck and back again into a brown-red.Chinese Pond Heron winter and summer colors are also different.All kinds of egrets have been included in the "the state protects the useful or have important economic, scientific value of the list of wild animals", which belongs to the State Egret two protected species.

Egret is an "IQ" and "high emotional intelligence," the birds.It is the living environment must be equipped with a good source of water, food and hidden places such as the natural conditions, but also a good "human" conditions.We often see egrets in the fields with the farmers accompanied by about a front and rear, intimate.But as we crept up his camera and wants to get closer when it will soon fly away.Why is this?Egret in the eyes of the original farmers, "acquaintance", it knows that he will not hurt; while you are suddenly a "stranger", you have the names of a "guy", you will naturally be in "preventing a point."I also found that some law-breakers had heard that somewhere before killing egrets, and later also clear that local egret less.Egret is a clever, but also heavy feeling, it is to be it friendly, it close to you; you are disturbed and hurt it, it feels safe here, they will migrate at any time.

shooting egrets, not only to understand the behavior of egrets, egrets understand the feelings, pays careful attention to a number of shooting techniques and methods.It is said that pictures of birds is to have good equipment, in particular, is to have a telephoto lens, and the longer the better.These words exactly right.In my view, bird photography can be divided into two categories, one for the documentary film, one type of artistic creation.Documentary filming is to the bird's biological characteristics and living environment through the lens "accurate records" down.In this sense, indeed there should be long enough lens, can we shoot the bird's characteristic clarity.Shoot egrets are usually between 200 and 400mm lenses on the same subject.When the lens is not long enough, we also can try to use "bunker" near the egret photographed big picture.Artistic creation, the birds can be characterized as a second home, size, clarity is an important factor in whether or not, works inside the bird, often a "decorative."Of course, the art to a bird on a "record" is also a bird down the pursuit of photography enthusiasts.Here I mainly from the "documentary" In this sense, talk about shooting egrets should pay attention to several issues.

First, Qing Qing close.You want a friendly close to egrets, and not do anything.In order not to scare away egrets as a precondition.Closer the distance, image clearer, and nobody knows.However, birds photography, it's difficult to "close" on.First, as Red Bull do not like, like egrets also quite disgusted with the black (or sensitive).Filming should avoid wearing too bright or black clothing, the best color to wear with the natural environment close to the camouflage.Second, the egret's neck and unusually long, such as natural to observe around the "dynamic and static" in.When it is at the end of the first feeding, the attention is focused on food, when you can make some "mobile"; when it has raised his head and even eyeing your time, not to mention close to your back is too late.Therefore, timing of the morning shooting egrets better.Thirdly, most of egrets are not afraid of cars, you are hiding in the car filming is a good choice.

2 is accurate exposure.Body white egret, great contrast with the environment, ground and water when it should be appropriately reduced when the film exposure; it against the backdrop of the sky or in the air when shot, it is necessary to increase exposure.Exposed to, or less than all of the Jamie I'm sorry egret feathers.Egret in flight shooting, have a good chance of focus is, when the egrets are still far-off areas is necessary to identify the right on the coke, with "after pressing the Auto Focus" function to track focus.Wait for it to fly to your eyes began to focus, and sometimes could not find edges.

3 is a vivid snapshot.Egret in the "rice wine enough to eat," or stand after the field is often, or habitat in the trees, "such as the Department quiet child", and also more rigid.According to my observation in the feeding often is the most vivid, they are either chasing prey, or rob the "other" fruits of their labors, satirical, dance, brilliant.If you are on one side this time, "sit back and wait" in it "do not know" the case by pressing the shutter, then pleasure ah, only with a "cool" word to express!Other 4-June is the breeding egrets, egrets during this period the most beautiful, Mino-like breeding feathers and slender neck and back feathers, arched like peacock, when, under the brilliant backlighting.There are nestling forth in large numbers during this period, the pro-bird on the innocent and cute chicks careful feeding, often moving moments of life.These are lively birds create a good time to film.Egret in flight shooting, it is best looking "to come to me", reflecting the egrets and I live in harmony, rather than being scared off you are chasing after the shoot.

Egret in recent years, many people shooting, "the idea", "approach" can have, some are more recent photograph more "lively" in the film, not hesitate to interfere with injuries egrets, and some drive away with firecrackers, there areThe used a shotgun to frighten or, worse, the "bunker shot," set up to the egret's nest edge to "the recent level" to shoot egret chicks and their "family life."These are all undesirable and should refuse them entry.Shooting egrets, including the shooting of other wild birds, we have to respect the natural ecological habits of wild birds taken in order to avoid unnecessary interference principle.Should be taken to maintain the state of nature, careful shooting the nest to avoid the birds abandoned the nest.

Egret is a beautiful, like other wild birds, as is the nature of the spirit, is man's best friend.A wonderful, beautiful photographs of birds, to people not only bring aesthetic enjoyment of the senses, but also arouse the people to observe the birds, enjoy the birds, praise birds, thus consciously to understand the nature and understanding of nature, an important carrier for the Conservation of Nature.Let us 10000 everywhere appreciate, praise, love this "quiet, such as at the child, the United States if the angel," the egret bar!


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