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Sometimes wildlife photography is as much about anticipating the photograph as capturing it.
I spotted this old fence post while visiting my in-laws' property in the Queensland countryside and immediately saw the potential. It sat in beautiful light, with enough distance behind it to create a wonderfully soft background.
The local Willie Wagtails were constantly darting around the property, so rather than chasing them with the camera, I composed the shot I wanted and waited.
Eventually, one landed exactly where I'd hoped.
For a brief moment it perched in the light, tail characteristically raised, against that warm wash of the Australian countryside — and I got the photograph I'd been waiting for.
Sometimes wildlife photography is as much about anticipating the photograph as capturing it.
I spotted this old fence post while visiting my in-laws' property in the Queensland countryside and immediately saw the potential. It sat in beautiful light, with enough distance behind it to create a wonderfully soft background.
The local Willie Wagtails were constantly darting around the property, so rather than chasing them with the camera, I composed the shot I wanted and waited.
Eventually, one landed exactly where I'd hoped.
For a brief moment it perched in the light, tail characteristically raised, against that warm wash of the Australian countryside — and I got the photograph I'd been waiting for.
