Wildlife Photography Tips

Ensure a Clean Background

One of the most overlooked details when it comes to wildlife photography is the importance of a clean background. Having distracting objects in the background can ruin an image. Granted its not always possible to completly avoid background clutter or dominating objects by repositioning yourself, but they can somtimes be blurred beyond recognition by a Bokeh.

Tip:
Always check around your view finder for clutter and distracting objects before pressing the shutter button. Reposition yourself if possible to exclude any unwanted elements, or use a wide apperture to blur out distracting elements if there is sufficient depth behind the subject to create pleasing bokeh.

Examples:
Below are three example photos from my image libraries that I consider bad, acceptable and ideal in terms of background.

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