88 Secrets to Wildlife Photography

Table of contents:

The Secrets:

1. WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY ETHICS – PART I
2. WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY ETHICS – PART II
3. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
   
   Equipment
   
   
4. EQUIPMENT – CAMERA BASICS
5. EQUIPMENT – CAMERA SPECIFICS
6. LENSES
7. A WILDLIFE LENS WITH A TRIPOD COLLAR
8. USE A TELECONVERTER TO GET EVEN CLOSER
9. USING AN EXTENSION TUBE TO GET CLOSER TO YOUR SUBJECT
10. COMBINING A TELECONVERTER WITH AN EXTENSION TUBE
11. CHOOSING THE RIGHT TRIPOD FOR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
12. CHOOSING TRIPOD HEADS
13. OTHER TRIPOD MOUNTS
14. QUICK RELEASE SYSTEMS
15. THE “L”-BRACKET
16. USING YOUR TRIPOD
17. SPECIFIC WILDLIFE TRIPOD  AND HEAD RECOMMENDATIONS
18. OTHER SUPPORT OPTIONS
19. WILDLIFE EQUIPMENT KIT
20. CARRYING YOUR GEAR
21. TRAVELING WITH YOUR GEAR
22. PROTECTING YOUR GEAR
23. FILTERS FOR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS
    
    Exposure and light
    
    
24. EXPOSURE BASICS – PART I
25. EXPOSURE BASICS PART II
26. EXPOSURE BASICS – PART III
27. ADVANCED METERING
28. ADVANCED EXPOSURE
29. FILM
30. PUSHING FILM
31. UNDERSTANDING LIGHT
32. DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS OF LIGHT
33. USING THE LIGHT TO YOUR BEST ADVANTAGE
    
    Composition
    
    
34. COMPOSITION BASICS PART I
35. COMPOSITION BASICS PART II
36. COMPOSITION BASICS PART III
37. ADVANCED COMPOSITION PART I
38. ADVANCED COMPOSITION PART II
39. ADVANCED COMPOSITION PART III
40. BACKGROUNDS
41. UNDERSTANDING ANGLES
42. ANGLE - SHOOTING UP
43. ANGLE - SHOOTING DOWN
44. EXCEPTIONS TO THE ANGLE RULE
45. CAMERA POSITION BASICS
46. CAMERA POSITION - STRAIGHT ON
47. CAMERA POSITION - SIDE VIEW
48. CAMERA-POSITION THREE QUARTERS VIEW
    
    Technique
    
    
49. AUTO FOCUS SYSTEMS – PART I
50. FOCUS ON THE ANIMAL’S EYE
51. AUTO FOCUS SYSTEMS – PART II
52. AUTOFOCUS SYSTEMS PART III
53. HOW TO HOLD YOUR CAMERA
54. HAND HOLDING RULES OF THUMB
55. USING YOUR CAMERA’S MOTOR DRIVE
56. LONG LENS TECHNIQUE
57. PHOTOGRAPHING MOVING ANIMALS Part – I
58. SHUTTER SPEED RULES OF THUMB
59. PHOTOGRAPHING MOVING ANIMALS-- Part – 2, ANIMALS THAT ARE MOVING TOWARDS YOU
60. PANNING AND BLURRING
61. ZOOM BLUR
62. USE SHUTTER PRIORITY FOR PAN-BLURS, APERTURE PRIORITY FOR SHARP PICTURES
63. USING FLASH
64. REFLECTORS
65. SHOOTING THROUGH FENCES AT ZOOS
66. BLINDS
67. YOUR CAR AS A BLIND
68. PRACTICE
69. PATIENCE
70. SEASONAL CONSIDERATIONS
    
    
    Digital Considerations
    
    
71. SPECIAL DIGITAL CONSIDERATIONS PART I
72. SPECIAL DIGITAL CONSIDERATIONS PART II

Miscellaneous

73. EDITING YOUR IMAGES
74. STORING AND ORGANIZING YOUR IMAGES
75. ESSENTIAL NON-PHOTO EQUIPMENT
    
    
    Animal Behavior, Where to Go, Where to Find Information
    
    
76. UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR – INTRODUCTION
77. UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR - COMMON SENSE
78. GO INTO THE FIELD WITH A BIOLOGIST
79. USE THE INTERNET
80. WHERE TO FIND AND PHOTOGRAPH ANIMALS – GENERAL
81. WHERE TO FIND BIRDS
82. WHERE TO FIND ANIMALS—SOME SPECIFICS
83. ROD AND SCOTT’S TOP TEN ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHY HOTSPOTS
84. OTHER SPECIAL PLACES TO SHOOT WILDLIFE
85. YOUR OWN BACKYARD
86. TAKE A FIELD SEMINAR
87. RESOURCES FOR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS
88. WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER’S YEAR (CALENDAR