Behind the Lens

a blog every Friday on a specific species of animal or bird and stories of photos

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Field & Craft

One of the most challenging aspects of wildlife photography is getting close to the subject. The act of moving stealthily and stalking wildlife is known as “fieldcraft”, and it comes with experience of being outdoors and learning from the mistakes we make. Approaching animals is a marathon, not a sprint, and fast approaches will result in clumsy errors that cause the subject to become jumpy and eventually & very quickly disappears into the distance or undergrowth.

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