Creating Engaging Wildlife Photos

Wildlife photography can be a very rewarding experience. But it can be very challenging to get great images. Today, we are going to give you 8 tips to get better photos of wildlife.
These tips include:

1. Using Aperture Priority Mode
2. Fast Shutter Speeds
3. Long Lenses
4. Capture the Scene
5. Monopods and Tripods
6. Autofocus
7. Learning about your Subject
8. Be Prepared

Before you go out taking wildlife photos, always remember this. 
Respect these living creatures. Respect wildlife.

It can be so tempting to do anything you can do to get the best photo you can of wildlife. To try and get them to move or to follow them around, or to get to close to them. But it’s important to not do any of that and remember the best practices for taking pictures of wildlife.

• Observe wildlife from a distance. Don’t approach them ever and don’t follow them. If they start coming towards you, try to get out of their way so both of you don’t come into contact.
• Never feed wildlife. Feeding wildlife damages their health, alters natural behaviors, and exposes them to predators and other dangers. It gets them to rely on humans for food, which they should never do. This includes baiting wildlife to get better photos. Don’t get them to rely on humans for their food.
• Don’t bring your pets with you, or at the very least keep them under control.
• Don’t put the animal in harm’s way. This includes getting to close to them. Approaching wild animals may cause them to lash out towards you. This not only endangers your life but that of the animal.
• Be respectful of the animals. They are living creatures with their own lives and their own wants and needs. Your photo is not worth their life and it isn’t worth yours.

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