motion sensor trigger
Nov 27, 2013 14:16:19 #
I've tried Continuous Shooting at 8fps. I usually get a bill and head or tail feathers. Looking to find a Motion Sensor trigger to fire the camera just before the bird lands on the feeder. I've tried an Opteka LTX-80 with poor results. If anyone has any tips on that unit I could use the help. Or thoughts on a different trigger. High sync. flash would be freeze the feathers like I'd like to. This shot was done eye/hand guess work. over cast day crazy high ISO shutter 1/1000.
Nov 27, 2013 14:54:04 #
Here's what I did to capture this photo. I sat on the tail gate of my truck..just a short distance away from this nesting box...camera mounted on a mono pod with a cable release. I fixed the focus point right on the edge of the nesting box...I wish now I had moved the DoF just a little further back...and waited for the birds to fly into my DoF. Lens was a 200mm F4 macro at 1/1000 sec set at F7.1 iso400...and almost same sky condition as you had...just takes practice...and patience is all.
Nov 27, 2013 15:05:47 #
Bret wrote:
Here's what I did to capture this photo. I sat on the tail gate of my truck..just a short distance away from this nesting box...camera mounted on a mono pod with a cable release. I fixed the focus point right on the edge of the nesting box...I wish now I had moved the DoF just a little further back...and waited for the birds to fly into my DoF. Lens was a 200mm F4 macro at 1/1000 sec set at F7.1 iso400...and almost same sky condition as you had...just takes practice...and patience is all.
And anoher example: the mother tree swallow does a quick fly-by and in a split hemi-demi-semi- instant sticks her face into the gaping maw of her offspring and squeeks "Mama loves ya baby, have some barf" and ejects the load of nutrition in that incredibly fast, nigh-on-to-impossible to catch moment.
This was caught with a Sony a350 on " burst" ...more like 3 quick burps..(3 fps) adapted to a Celestron Astronomical telescope. It took 89 exposures to catch the " decisive moment". Just focused on the hungry fledgling and learned that when he stopped giving his hunger call and slightly ducked his head that Mom was on her approach run. Squeeze the cable release and pray!
Dave in SD
Nov 27, 2013 15:57:52 #
Dave I'd really like to see a bird shot with a Celestron Astronomical telescope....almost like digascoping.
Nov 28, 2013 09:48:02 #
Stephe wrote:
I've tried Continuous Shooting at 8fps. I usually get a bill and head or tail feathers. Looking to find a Motion Sensor trigger to fire the camera just before the bird lands on the feeder. I've tried an Opteka LTX-80 with poor results. If anyone has any tips on that unit I could use the help. Or thoughts on a different trigger. High sync. flash would be freeze the feathers like I'd like to. This shot was done eye/hand guess work. over cast day crazy high ISO shutter 1/1000.
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This can be a little pricey if this will be your only use for it. It also has a light sensor and a laser pointer. You set up the laser pointer so that it is aimed at the light sensor. When anything, such as a bird, breaks the beam, it fires the camera.
Nov 28, 2013 10:35:47 #
Bret wrote:
Here's what I did to capture this photo. I sat on the tail gate of my truck..just a short distance away from this nesting box...camera mounted on a mono pod with a cable release. I fixed the focus point right on the edge of the nesting box...I wish now I had moved the DoF just a little further back...and waited for the birds to fly into my DoF. Lens was a 200mm F4 macro at 1/1000 sec set at F7.1 iso400...and almost same sky condition as you had...just takes practice...and patience is all.
Great image!
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