ABSTRACT
A quality image means different things to different photographers. Shooting sharp images is a serious problem for wildlife photographers. Unlike macro and landscape subjects, wildlife tends to be highly mobile, moving here and there in an unpredictable fashion. Quality images must be optimally exposed to preserve important highlight detail, collect the maximum amount of exposure data, and reduce noise—especially in the dark portions of the image where noise is most noticeable. It explains many factors that are enormously important to shooting high quality and critically sharp images. Shooting many images increases the chance of catching a spectacular pose. The chapter concentrates on finding the best subject, considers what direction the light is best, and discusses how the background enhances the subject. It helps in choosing the best viewpoint, eliminates obnoxious merging lines, considers how the animal's body is positioned, and finally determines the overall best composition.
