How to get a 3
star & above picture
The get a 3 star and above picture, your subject (the bird) must be in the
centre of your camera frame and close enough to see the features. A great
one would involve some activity on the part of the bird, the best example is
flying. If you're capturing a bird in flying motion, the best angle is the
side of the bird, tilted and with the wing span clearly seen. This would
involve a zoom lens, a cup of coffee and also the pocket watch which slows
down the time. In fact that kind of picture will get you 4 stars and above.
How to capture
a bird in a stationary position
To get a picture of a bird in stationary position and yet good enough for 3
star and above, the best possible way which would not waste your coffee or
the stop watch or the allocated number of shots allowed would be to use the
seeds. Get ready with your zoom lens, zoom it first to desired proximity,
feed the seeds to the bird you wish to photograph and immediately take the
picture with the bird in the center of your frame. The time frame between
the feeding and the capture of that frame is no more than 5 seconds so you
must make sure everything is in order and ready before feeding the bird. A
close proximity of such a shot with the bird's head tilting by the side and
its side facing the camera would get you a 3 star and above. A full frontal
face shot of the bird I realize is not very effective for points, it's the
slightly by the side shot that is the best. Don't worry about the symbol on
top of the bird which indicates it is feeding. You can just snap the picture
since that indication is merely telling you the bird is feeding.
When to use
the stopwatch and coffee
The coffee should only be used when taking a picture of a bird in motion,
such as flying. But to take a picture of a bird that is in motion and is
fast, the stopwatch is the ideal tool although the effect, like the coffee
wears off much too fast. So plan your shots whilst be wary of the overall
timer for your current assignment and the allocated shots.
Walkthrough
1. you will be given an assignment.
2. Tools will be introduced. Later in the game play you will have to
choose between camera with flash and without flash (for night time)
3. After you complete your main assignment, there will actually be a
succession of other assignments for your to get points for as long as the
overall timer of the current assignment is still not finished yet. This
would also depend on the number of shots left. Even if you can't manage
all those mini-assignments within time, it's ok since you have completed
your main assignment. Which is why it is very important to use the coffee,
seeds and stopwatch sparingly because the main assignment once completed
doesn't mean the game for that stage is completed.
4. You will then have to choose which picture to keep (in your journal
where you should actually take a picture of a species in stationary motion
and in flight) and which to discard. A good tip. The one that is chosen as
the cover of a magazine is the one for keeps even if you personally don't
like it, since this is where you will collect points for your good taste
in choosing which to keep. If you do happens to take a picture of the same
species in the last assignment, you will also have to choose whether to
keep or discard it if you have captured the same species in the current
assignment.
5. You can click on each photo as each is a thumbnail to a bigger sized
picture. You can also check out your choices in your journal.
6. You can actually create your feather friends using the pre-sets.
Similar to The Sims, but lower tech involved. You can even upload and
download the birds although I haven't tried this yet.
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