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[Elle]

Thanks Marko

I actually do have a polarizing filter on the 70-300mm

Patience is the key I am sure!

[EJC]

Hi Elle

I'm still new at it too. But I found positioning by a place that funnels the birds into a narrower area and getting your focus, exposure and adjusting the polarizing filter set in the centre of that area helps.

cheers
EJC

[Mad Aussie]

That's a nice shot Elle. I like it.

We often look at photos and wonder "How the hell did the photographer get that shot ... I'm never so lucky"
Well the answer is not always that the photographer was lucky at all. It's often because they have placed themselves in a good place at a good time to increase the odds of capturing the type of shot they wanted. Quite often that can mean waiting around or frequenting a certain place as often as it takes. They make their own luck in this way. That's where the patience comes in.

Settings etc will depend on so many variables so it's really hard to suggest anything of course but experience will help there and the only way to get that is get out and shoot your ass off!

[Elle]

... but experience will help there and the only way to get that is get out and shoot your ass off!

Love that... I really should get out more now that the weather is better!

Thanks everyone for the ideas