Comments on: Bird-scape Tips Along With a Handholding Focusing Trick https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2025/07/28/bird-scape-tips-including-a-handholding-focusing-trick/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:39:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2025/07/28/bird-scape-tips-including-a-handholding-focusing-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-2536304 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:39:49 +0000 https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/?p=94991#comment-2536304 In reply to Daniel Cadieux.

You are one smart Canadian :-). With distant subjects, the focus peaking covers a very deep area so no worries there.

much love, artie

]]> By: Daniel Cadieux https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2025/07/28/bird-scape-tips-including-a-handholding-focusing-trick/comment-page-1/#comment-2536301 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:29:03 +0000 https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/?p=94991#comment-2536301 I love the image design, although I would have preferred the top dark pelicans also be terns and gulls to reduce those dark tones.

As for the tip question, since I handhold 99.99% of the time ;-). The reason your tip would only work for distant subjects: Even though it can be unnoticeable to the handholder at the time of capture, the body sways slightly back and forth thus knocking critical focus off the eye. With a close subject that means a soft eye/face. Not as critical with a distant subject. Having said this, in a pinch you could leave focus peaking on and only press the shutter when the coloured outlines are where you want them (taking short bursts to raise the odds).

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