If you are any kind of nature photographer you must know that the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, NM is one of the iconic locations to photograph birds. Since moving to New Mexico I have made the two hour trek to the Bosque 9 times. Some years I made it twice, some years I missed due to health or other priorities. Over the years I have made some great photographs and learned a lot about shooting moving targets in near darkness. I thought it was time I put them together in an accessible format. Last year I learned to make animated slideshows using Photoshop and decided that would be the perfect tool for the job. If you would like to give it a try check out Colin Smith’s book “Video in Photoshop for Photographers and Designers” published by Peachpit Press.
It took some serious editing but I boiled it down to 30 images which have been given the Ken Burnsian treatment of panning and zooming. I also set it to music which dictated the length at about 4 and a half minutes. Go to http://jeannehoadley.com/video.html to view.