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Eric, When was the last time you photographed erratic birds in flight?
May I suggest it's one of the most difficult modes of photography and requires tons of practice.
When I go motor racing, the first day is rubbish, keeping tight frame on the cars I'm lucky to get 25% of my shots with all the car in frame and cars (even on a race track) are reasonably predictable. Me thinks you need to go out every day for a week at least to get half good, practice makes perfect they say and I think this is one activity to which that applies in spades.
Perhaps to make things easier start with a loose frame and tighten up as your aim, anticipation and reflexes improve.
Bit like driving on ice, easy with practice. Back in the 70's a good friend of mine called on me at my workshop, it had just snowed and the tracks around the disused army camp where my workshop was were very slippery. We decided to try his rally prepared car out. Down a long straight with a 90ยบ right at the end I pulled his hand brake on hard and we spun off! LOL OK I took my friend by surprise, but I kept doing it and after about an hour my friend could keep the car on the track despite whatever I did with the handbrake. He went on to win the next rally a few days later. His first outright win. Practice...
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Robert.