Advantage of Floating Hide Photography

Floating hide has many advantages over conventional stationary hide which we use for land animals and birds.

The main advantage is its movability. The hide can be moved and positioned according to the need and opportunities. The distance between the lens and the subject can also be altered and the hid can be moved according to the composition.

Another great advantage is that we can slowly follow the subject. Following the subject gives great opportunities for capturing the subject in its variety of situations and compositions.

With floating hide you can place the camera and lens very close to the water level so that the prespective is very intresting and background is very far and is nicely blurred and milky.

However, the photo session is demanding and can be tiring (especially in shallow water) as the interior of the hide is not spacious and besides we have to move with it. We walk on the bottom and push the platform, where the photo camera and lens is attached. 80-100 cm is the optimum water depth but you can manage even with 20 cm.

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Floating Hide Photography Preparation

The purpose of this article is to show the thinking process involved in the preparation and pre-visualization of a Floating Hide Photography photo session. These notes relate to the work in the field where the photo shoot will take place.

In photographing action shots, it’s best to pre-visualize the actual session. These questions will help the process:

1.       How to camouflage and where to position the camera?

2.       What’s the direction of the light and wind?

3.       If there’s a choice of lens, which one is best for the task?

4.       Is there enough light to freeze the action? Is that what you want to do?

5.       What’s the background like, the texture, the colour?

6.       Will separation between the subject and background be achievable?

7.       Can the background be made sufficiently blurred so as not to be a distraction?

I carry a homemade floating hide made up with camouflaged cloth; it’s lightweight and inexpensive. I also take along some refreshments, my laptop and lots of backup space – my wait usually lasts for at least 4 to 6 hrs.

When everything is set up, I take my first shot with the camera to check the exposure looking at the histogram. My goal is to get the histogram lines as far to the right as possible without crossing over the right-hand side border

Reviewing is an important step. Finding out what worked and what didn’t work is a valuable exercise and should be done at the end of every photographic session – the positives go forward, the negatives are corrected.

Photographing the water birds

My plan was to photograph a comb duck while taking off and water birds in action. It soon became apparent that there were a number of constraints. The local fisherman would not allow me to get in the water, too much depth of the lake,  too much vegetation growth on the banks of the water body.

1.       Arrive at a location before the birds start flying.

2.       Stick to the plan – unless forced to do otherwise.

3.       If plan is changed, study its suitability.

4.       Select a good camouflaged spot to photograph from.

This article focuses specifically on Floating Hide photography. However, with a few minor adjustments the principles apply just as well to other types of photography.

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Let's get it started........ shall we?

Welcome to the fascinating and extreme art of FLOATING HIDE PHOTOGRAPHY (FHP). As there are extreme categories of sports, FHP is a extreme out shoot of wildlife photography, especially Water Bird Photography.

The main aim of Floating Hide Photography is to make photographs of birds at almost water level and rendering the background completely blurred. 


The main idea behind is that all animals especially water birds are very timid and takes off when sees a human form. As such, it is almost impossible to reach them at a close distance. Once you conceal  the human form like in FHP, the birds are more relax and they consider the hide a part of vegetation. They let you get much closer to them much closer then you can ever imagine. 

I dedicate this BLOG POST to all those unique, and adventurous souls who are practicing this fascinating art of FLOATING HIDE PHOTOGRAPHY (FHP)


From time to time, I will include 
                             
                                     1. New photographs.
                                     2. Different ways to create a Floating Hide.
                                     3. Tips and reviews for taking better bird picture and equipment.
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