9 tips for better wildlife photography

1. Learn to be a morning person! 
Early morning light, a half hour before the sun comes up, can make an ordinary image, extraordinary. The end of the day can provide warm light as well.

Professional wildlife photographer Barbara Fleming travels the world capturing animals in nature, but calls Colorado Springs home.    (Photo: Barbara Fleming Photography)

Wildlife Photography, Catching The Animals By Surprise

Photography has been around for more than a century and our topics will never cease.  There is portrait, landscape, wedding, and wildlife photography just to name a few.  One of the most rewarding styles of photography centers on wildlife.  It may take you several hours before finding the perfect picture and capturing it, but the reward is more than worth the wait.

Wildlife photography is perhaps the most difficult in the profession.  You have to have the time, inclination, and of course the camera.  Most wildlife shots are captured using a telephoto lens because the animal will not walk near you.  Every once in a while you will be able to capture the fox, elk, bear or other animal as it comes through the woods in your path, however most of the time they are yards away and elusive.