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In our lightweight bird photography we always:

  1. Use camouflage, try to recognise birds timely and not disturb them.
  2. Use, preferably handheld, high quality Nikon (compatible) lightweight lenses (maximal 1500 gram).
  3. Use camera in special “APERTURE Mode Birds”: minimal or no camera reset at all during actual photography.

At this site we like to illustrate not only birds’ beauty, but also their behaviour and living environment behaviour: foraging, flying, fighting, singing, swimming, diving, displaying, mating, nesting, feeding young:

Estremadura Spain sun Bee Eater (Bijeneter), size 28cm dist. 25m, eq. 1250mm. Notice black feathers wing tops!
Holland sun Common Tern (Visdief) size 35cm distance 40m, Z50 Nikkor 500mm f/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1500mm. A few drops of water from the wet feeding bird are still flying around in the air!

Holland in shadow, some sunlight, Little Owl (Steenuil) in our garden, size 22cm, distance 25m, stretching wing.
great white heron
Holland 2024 sun Great White Heron (Grote Zilverreiger) size 92cm distance 50m Nikon Z7 II Nikkor 500mm F/5.6E PF VR eq. 1500mm.
LNBKFR01 Holland frost cloudy Kingfisher size LNBKFR01 Holland frost cloudy Kingfisher (IJsvogel) size 22cm distance 25m notice hazardous ice feathers, D300 Nikkor F/2.8 70-200mm equivalent 600mm.
Holland cloudy Common Tern (Visdief) size 31cm distance 45m Z7 II Nikkor 500mm F/5.6E PF VR equivalent 1500mm.
Lesbos 2011 Monarch (Koninginnepage) distance 15m, Nikon D300, excellent oldtimer Nikkor 300mm F/4D
Holland 2025 sun, Hare (Haas) distance 25m, Z7 II Nikkor 500mm F/5.6E PF VR stellar detail Nikkor, at this distance!

Technique lightweight bird photography in 6 pages workshop this site:

WS1 Reach (bereik) (camera’s, lenses, settings, etc.)

WS2 Estimating reach (during actual photography)

WS3 APERTURE Mode Birds, APERTURE, ISO, EXPOSURE TIME (focus, light, contrast, colour)

WS4 APERTURE (depth of field)

WS5 ISO (minimal noise & maximal detail)

WS6 EXPOSURE TIME (in-focus pictures, frozen action).

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Legenda:

  • Some pages translated and marked “Dutch”, originals being marked “English”.
  • Distances up to 30 meter mostly measured, otherwise estimated.
  • All pictures created using tripod or tribike, mostly “handheld“.
  • Contact: amevanbaren@gmail.com (Annemiek) or dikbaren@gmail.com (Dik).

Nikonlightlirding base version 31 aug 2024 updated through sept 2026.