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Hi Matt
I’ve found an effective technique to be as follows:
When bird flying from your right to your left:
Stand with feet shoulder width apart and face in the direction where you anticipate you will click the shutter.
Swivel your torso to the right and pick up the bird in the viewfinder and begin tracking it.
Just before it gets to the spot where you anticipate on clicking the shutter you should be more or less square; that is not twisting left or right which may affect your balance/stability.
Breathe out and squeeze the release a fraction before the bird hits the anticipated spot and then follow through smoothly so you will now be twisting to your left.
In reality, I start shooting just before the sweet spot and continue shooting after the sweet spot using the 3.5 fps option to grab as many shots as I can.
If you face the bird square on when you first pick it up, by the time you have got it centred and composed, you may find yourself a little off balance if you have to twist your torso significantly to either the right or left to keep the bird in the centre as it traverses the FOV.
Hope that all makes sense!
Cheers
Dennis
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