Birds in flight - close up phone shots

[dibbly dobbler]

Having breakfast this morning when these Housemartins started flocking outside the window - could have reached out and touched them they were so close, an amazing sight. Blasted off a few shots on the iPhone (through double glazing) so the quality is not there but they might be of some interest


Housemartins (1) by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Housemartins (2) by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Housemartins (3) by Mike Smith, on Flickr


Housemartins (4) by Mike Smith, on Flickr

 

[Micro-four-thirds]

Wow I’m really impressed with those.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[dibbly dobbler]

Wow I’m really impressed with those.
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks - wasn't sure whether to bother as the quality is low but it was quite a moment

 

[sphexx]

Great and so interesting. Also no “proper” camera could have done that since if you were looking for bif photos you would have had the wrong lens on.

 

[sphexx]

Thanks - wasn't sure whether to bother as the quality is low but it was quite a moment

Quality is so bourgeois — to paraphrase a long gone photographer and painter.

 

[Micro-four-thirds]

Thanks - wasn't sure whether to bother as the quality is low but it was quite a moment

I can imagine, the phone has done a great job at capturing the details in the wings too. I’ve never thought of using my phone, I always thought the speed at which it captures the image would be too slow to show anything but a blur.

 

[dibbly dobbler]

Quality is so bourgeois — to paraphrase a long gone photographer and painter.

Absolutely

 

[dibbly dobbler]

I can imagine, the phone has done a great job at capturing the details in the wings too. I’ve never thought of using my phone, I always thought the speed at which it captures the image would be too slow to show anything but a blur.

1/2632 for the shutter if the EXIF is correct - it was into the sun I guess

 

[sphexx]

I can imagine, the phone has done a great job at capturing the details in the wings too. I’ve never thought of using my phone, I always thought the speed at which it captures the image would be too slow to show anything but a blur.

Actually the quoted (not by Apple) shutter speeds for iPhones are amazingly fast.

 

[sphexx]

1/2632 for the shutter if the EXIF is correct - it was into the sun I guess

Presumably a lot of light is being relected off the window glass -- are the wall light coloured too?

 

[sphexx]

Actually the quoted (not by Apple) shutter speeds for iPhones are amazingly fast.

I ‘think’ I’m thinking of posts by the developers of the Halide app. For the iPhone 14 Pro they give 1/67,000 minimum speed:

iPhone 14 Pro Camera Preview: The Hardware Changes

This time of the year always excites us: it brings a look at what’s new in iPhone photography. First up is our brief look at the technical specifications of the new iPhone 14 Pro cameras. Our next post field tests the new cameras and their output. Whether you are

www.lux.camera

In the OP I expect the iPhone is ‘fiddling‘ with the lighting

 

[dibbly dobbler]

Presumably a lot of light is being relected off the window glass -- are the wall light coloured too?

Yes agreed - light coloured walls also

 

[Lepus]

These are fascinating , and the best camera they say is the one you have with you . Perhaps not the best detailed photos , but very interesting , and I am glad you shared them with us . I wonder if they would of still approached if you were waving a DSLR at them ?

 

[dibbly dobbler]

These are fascinating , and the best camera they say is the one you have with you . Perhaps not the best detailed photos , but very interesting , and I am glad you shared them with us . I wonder if they would of still approached if you were waving a DSLR at them ?

Thanks

Yes I suspect it would have been fine as they didn't seem to be aware of me through the glass but I didn't think I had enough time to dig a real camera out!

 

[Naya Kanga]

I really like these - different and appealing perspective.