MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2014



How to Photograph Birds

Frank Taylor, Senior Research Scientist (Physics/LNS), Emeritus

Jan/10 Fri 11:00AM-12:00PM 26-414

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: None

Have you ever wanted to observe birds really closely? A pair of binoculars, or better still a spotting scope, will provide a good view only if the bird stays still, but what do birds look like when they fly, how are their feathers deployed? In this one hour talk I will discuss the challenge of photographing birds, describe equipment and technique and the pursuit of the (European) Common Swift (Apus apus).

Sponsor(s): Lab for Nuclear Science
Contact: Frank Taylor, 26-569, 617-253-7249, fet@mit.edu