Exotic Birding E-Magazine Articles

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Photographing Tropical Forest Birds by Laura L Fellows (12/06/2009)

Capturing images of forest birds is one of the greatest challenges of bird photography. Even very experienced amateur nature photographers who travel with me on photo tours I lead to the tropics sometimes find themselves out of their element when we enter complex 3-dimensional habitats such as tropical deciduous forests or rainforests. Successfully photographing forest birds is difficult and calls for different techniques than those used to photograph birds and wildlife in more open habitats. This brings to mind a couple of obvious questions. First, why photograph birds under such difficult conditions when there is so much other, easier subject matter to photograph, and second, how does one succeed at getting superb results under such conditions? Full Article.

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Scarlet Macaws Living Free by Laura L Fellows (07/15/2008)

Scarlet Macaws are best known as caged birds who have great appeal to bird fanciers. Their beautiful plumage and endearing personalities have made them popular pets since at least 1100 AD when captive macaws were prized by Pueblo Indians. Far fewer people have seen and known Scarlet Macaws in the wild. Viewing and photographing Scarlet Macaws living free is an exhilarating feeling for those fortunate enough to experience it. Full Article.

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Environmental Portraits of Tropical Birds by Laura L Fellows (07/07/2007)
Published in Nature Photographer Magazine - Winter 2007

Environmental portraiture of birds portrays a subject as part of its natural setting. There is an artistry to the way a bird fits into its environment that cannot be conveyed if the context is muted, blurred, or left out of the image. Incorporating the setting into an image contributes to the story about the subject and draws the viewer into the place where the image was made. Full Article.