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dougdarter
29-03-2007, 11:14
Light this morning was as bad as it gets, wide open, the 5.6 400L was metering at 1/10th of a second, pointing at the brightest part of the scene.... the sky.

OK, I thought, just for the hell of it, I'll put the flash on. Subject was 20m away! 580EX on full power :woot:

Result - judge for yourself.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4999/
photostar_1
29-03-2007, 11:15
I really like this!
Cobra
29-03-2007, 11:30
Works well!:thumbs:
CT
29-03-2007, 11:43
I rarely use flash for bird photography, and when I do I usually reduce power by about 1-2 stops so it's just a fill to brighten the shadows. I think natural light always looks better anyway. You have just a touch of red eye Doug which gives the game away a bit but it's not bad at all. :)

As well as red eye you can get 'steel eye' which is when the eye takes on a luminous blue/grey shine.
dougdarter
29-03-2007, 15:31
It was flash or nothing CT.... It was worth a try:D
Weggy
29-03-2007, 16:02
It's a good shot, even with the flash and the bad light.... some of us struggle to get a shot like that in A1 light :eek:

I feel sorry for the one blinded Goldfinch flying around though.... :lol:
dougdarter
29-03-2007, 16:30
It's a good shot, even with the flash and the bad light.... some of us struggle to get a shot like that in A1 light :eek:

I feel sorry for the one blinded Goldfinch flying around though.... :lol:

He just sat there and kept on feeding, would you believe?? Cheeky beggar:lol:
Weggy
29-03-2007, 17:05
He just sat there and kept on feeding, would you believe?? Cheeky beggar:lol:

I dare say by touch, not sight...

:D
dougdarter
29-03-2007, 17:53
I dare say by touch, not sight...

:D

My GOD, I've blinded a poor birdy:eek:
SDK^
29-03-2007, 19:35
Don't be afraid to increase the ISO setting :)
dougdarter
29-03-2007, 19:59
Don't be afraid to increase the ISO setting :)

I'm never afraid to increase the ISO - I've posted pictures here taken at 3200!

Light was just impossible this morning, and given the distance, anything over 1000 would have been poo:D
Weggy
29-03-2007, 21:21
My GOD, I've blinded a poor birdy:eek:

I'm expecting to see a photo tomorrow of the Goldie with a white stick...
SDK^
30-03-2007, 07:48
Light was just impossible this morning, and given the distance, anything over 1000 would have been poo:D
For sure but you used ISO 200.

A setting of around ISO 800 would still have produced a good balance between shutter speed and noise.