Earlier this fall I took these shots around the house. I was trying to walk a little bit since I’m spending most of my day on a chair. So, I figured I would take the camera with me just to make the walk a bit more enjoyable. I’ve spent maybe one-hour walking and I was able to get some decent images.

Birds Flying in a beautifully lit sky.

  • Shutter speed: 1/200s
  • Aperture: ƒ/4.5
  • ISO: 100
  • Focal length: 100mm
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Even if you don’t have a high-end camera, the sky is always a  good subject to photograph because it has plenty of light and all cameras work well if there is a good light source available. If you want to take a panoramic shot, as I did with the image at the top, you need to make sure you take the pictures in manual mode as well as manual focus to achieve the best results possible. Using automatic mode will change your camera settings from one shot to another and when you try to combine all those images together you will see that they won’t match. You want the consistency of the light to be balance throughout the composition once you stitch all the images together. Using a tripod it’s always great…if you have it with you.

Birds flying into the sunset, diving and climbing.

  • Shutter speed: 1/250s
  • Aperture: ƒ/5
  • ISO: 100
  • Focal length: 100mm
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III

If you like the images above you can go download them for FREE from my Pixabay account.

Sky Pano [first image at the top] | Flock of Birds [second image] | Flock of Birds II [last image]

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