in the picture i took my camera was about 5 metres away did not disturb the bird
Did you use a flash
Are you the op in this thread?
on a couple of days yes
well i answered your question
I know you did mate and i wasn't getting at you was just explaining myself i hope you didn't take offence thats not what im here for
Why 40mm on a protected species? Assuming flash.
Really!
Ok then, I get crucified on this forum for "controlling" mink, I do this to protect waterfowl, including Kingfishers, the land I work on is private and we have two Kingfisher nesting sites, these are kept between three of us, so that idiots don`t come and use flash. If you think it does not bother the birds, let me shove a SB600 3 feet from your eyes and fire it.
Licensed or not, you are wrong to be doing what you are doing. I see otters leaving a holt, in deep dark woodland, do I use flash? NO. Because there are not enough of them about and I don`t want to upset them, that is how it goes, tough luck for me.
Hey, but i don`t care for wildlife, the townies have told me so.
what you getting at
Ok, let me shoot a flash in your face at that range?
That be Ok? Or do you think it might be a tad OTT?
Until he has explained his setup...leave the debating!! The flash could have been fired off camera from 10m away...who knows?!
SORRY
SORRY
IMO.
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Proof of what?
Let me shove a SB600 next to you, fire it in your eyes and then you tell me it does not **** you off?
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Well like I said, going from the picture, it would be on a low output, and probably fired off camera......
........so I'd be more than happy for you to stand 10ft away and fire it as I run past in my best lycra and gym shoes
Keep the comments to the photo.
If anyone wants to discuss the morals of using flash when shooting wildlife, take it to your own thread.
Now if any of you would like me to continue posting and hopefully you can pick up a tip or two then let me know otherwise I'm sure that I wont miss posting here.
It seems that there are one or two people on here that really dont know what they are talking about. Firstly you only need a license to shoot Kingfishers during nesting. As I stated the shots I took were earlier this year going back to October last year. Just out of interest although not needed for these shots, I do have a permit.
Regarding the flash, Dont let any body tell you that you can a obtain a sharp shot of a Kingfisher diving using LOW iso and ambient lighting. This bird was shot using flash at greatly reduced power and exposed to exclude any ambient light source. The reduced power output acted as a high speed shutter. At one time there was FIVE flash guns to expose the shots. The bird was not bothered at all and would dive on numerous occasions from the same perch. In fact the biggest problem was stopping the bird from perching and diving from the flash guns themselves, thats how bothered the bird was.
Now if any of you would like me to continue posting and hopefully you can pick up a tip or two then let me know otherwise I'm sure that I wont miss posting here.
Oh and for Fracsters information they flashes were SB800s.....
Now if any of you would like me to continue posting and hopefully you can pick up a tip or two then let me know otherwise I'm sure that I wont miss posting here.
Oh and for Fracsters information they flashes were SB800s.....