aperture – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

An American Pipit with a spider and the boulder behind it

By Mia McPherson|November 13th, 2015|Categories: American Pipits, Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Utah|Tags: American Pipit, Anthus rubescens, aperture, bokeh, boulder, composite, depth of field, pipit, pipits, prey, Proterozoic Farmington Canyon gneiss, rocks, spider|

I was able to get a few images of an American Pipit with a spider two days ago while photographing the Peregrine Falcon from the Antelope Island causeway.

Bird Photography – You have to be prepared

By Mia McPherson|November 3rd, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Chukars, Utah|Tags: Alectoris chukar, aperture, bird photography, camera settings, Chukar, Frary Peak, immature, ISO, nature, shutter speed, young|

I have learned that you have to be prepared to be a bird photographer and additionally that you need to be fast because birds are free moving creatures. There are times that you simply don't or won't have time to change your camera's settings.

Bald Eagle and Depth of Field

By Mia McPherson|December 30th, 2010|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Utah|Tags: adult, aperture, background, Bald Eagle, bird photography, birds of prey, bokeh, depth of field, eagle, eagles, f-stop, foreground, grasses, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, ice, leaning, lens, marsh, mountains, perched, raptors, settings, vegetation, wetlands, winter, wooden post|

I believe these two eagle pictures illustrate what changes the depth of field settings can have on the appearance of an image.