Armed with my new camera, Olympus SP 610UZ, a superzoom point and shoot, I went to my neighbourhood park to photograph some common birds. I wanted to photograph some parakeet but they were to high above and too hyperkinetic for me to capture. So I focused on the Common Myna (
Acridotheres tristis). It turns out that not only it is one of the most common birds in the world but also it is on of the hundred most invasive species. I realised how difficult it is to photograph birds, common or not, particularly with an autofocus camera. The birds rarely stay still for even a few seconds for the camera to focus. The following was the best I could manage!
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| A solitary myna foraging ... despite the high ISO the photo is still shaken! |
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| These seem to be oblivious to my presence |
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| Striking a pose |
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