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In lightweight bird photography we consistently use:

  • camouflage: we avoid disturbing birds
  • top quality Nikon equipment: we want to be optimally mobile and versatile
  • our special APERTURE Mode Birds: we rarely if ever reset camera’s during actual bird photography.

This site is about the beauty of birds …

Spain sun Bee Eater (Bijeneter) size 28cm distance 25m equivalent 1260mm, total camouflage. Black feathers top wings!

… birds behavior: foraging, flying, fighting, diving, displaying, singing, mating, feeding juveniles …

Holland sun/shadow Little Owl (Steenuil) size 22cm distance 12m substantial camouflage, stretching wing
Holland cloudy Reggedal 2025 Cormorant (Aalscholver) size 90cm distance 40m equivalent 1500mm taking off.
Holland sun 2025 White Stork (Ooievaar) size 101cm distance 35m equivalent 1050mm. He is caressing her like Storks do this.

… birds environment …

Lesbos May 2011 Monarch distance 15m Nikon D300 NIkkor 300mm f/4D.
Holland 2025 cloudy Parasolzwam Nikon Z7 II Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR.
Holland 2025 Squirrel (Eekhoorn), diligent foraging competitor of birds in our garden …

… unfortunately also: birds alarmingly decreasing numbers.

Holland 2020 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at the time regular guest our garden. Next observation october 2025!

… and special photographing techniques used in our lightweight bird photography:

Holland cloudy 2025 Grey Heron (Blauwe Reiger) size 94cm distance 30m equivalent 1500mm. Techniques APERTURE Mode Birds, “focus & recompose” and underexposure give us an in-focus picture of the Heron 90% hidden behind vegetation without resetting anything at Z7 II Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR.

Interested? Almost everything you need to know is at six pages:

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Legenda:

  • Some pages are translated in Dutch, marked “Dutch”, originals being marked “English”.
  • Distances up to 45 meter are more or less measured, otherwise estimated.
  • Pictures by default created using tripod or tribike for some stabilisation, otherwise marked “handheld“.
  • Contact: amevanbaren@gmail.com (Annemiek) or dikbaren@gmail.com (Dik).

NikonLightBirding base version 31 aug 2024 updated through 16 september 2025.