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Mar 29, 2013 13:40:37 #
One of these is my first action shot...so don't be too harsh.
Flying In
Fluffing Out
Settling IN
Mar 29, 2013 13:48:24 #
Nightski wrote:
One of these is my first action shot...so don't be too harsh.
Keep trying. You'll get better at it. Practice, practice, practice!
Mar 29, 2013 14:18:02 #
overthemoon
Loc: Wisconsin
the color is great. you need a higher shutter speed not sure what kind of camera you have but for flight or action best above 1600 looks like you also needed more iso
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Mar 29, 2013 14:20:47 #
overthemoon wrote:
the color is great. you need a higher shutter speed not sure what kind of camera you have but for flight or action best above 1600 looks like you also needed more iso
Oh yes, I should have had the ISO up. I think I was at 100. But I posted the Swan photos today too, and I was busy shooting those when the geese flew in. It may not have hurt to have a little more iso on those either since they were moving a little...but not like the geese.
Mar 29, 2013 14:22:10 #
overthemoon
Loc: Wisconsin
iso to bring in more light(: and a faster shutter speed to stop the action(:
Mar 29, 2013 14:25:18 #
overthemoon wrote:
iso to bring in more light(: and a faster shutter speed to stop the action(:
So if I have the iso up at say..800 then would I have to increase my shutter speed to get the meter to 0? And go look at my swan photos, I did much better on those. :) And a question for you. In that exact same spot the fish are going to be spawning, and the DNR sets up down there and nets them, and I could get some really fun shots. For fish jumping in the air at about this time of day, where would you set your iso?
Mar 29, 2013 14:27:48 #
Mar 29, 2013 14:42:20 #
overthemoon wrote:
for flight or action best above 1600
That would probably freeze the action, but IMHO a bit of blur at the wingtips is just enough to convey movement and speed.
I don't do this sort of thing myself, but I've seen 1/1000 being used to excellent effect.
Mar 29, 2013 14:44:33 #
R.G. wrote:
That would probably freeze the action, but IMHO a bit of blur at the wingtips is just enough to convey movement and speed.
I don't do this sort of thing myself, but I've seen 1/1000 being used to excellent effect.
I don't do this sort of thing myself, but I've seen 1/1000 being used to excellent effect.
Mine only goes to 1600. :( ...but I am going to do everything I can with what I've got until I can upgrade. I am still learning anyway, so it' probabably best that I don't have too much camera.
Mar 29, 2013 15:09:00 #
In #1, I think showing motion with the slower shutter speed is much more interesting than doing a stop-action. Since these are common birds who many have seen and photographed, a "documentary" wouldn't be as interesting to me as the cool action shots you captured.
I started using shutter priority awhile ago (after years of aperture priority to closely control depth of field). With a 70 - 300 mm lens, in this setting (and for your swans) I would have set ISO to 400 to allow for a bit more flexibility in either shutter speed or aperture, depending on what you were trying to achieve.
I started using shutter priority awhile ago (after years of aperture priority to closely control depth of field). With a 70 - 300 mm lens, in this setting (and for your swans) I would have set ISO to 400 to allow for a bit more flexibility in either shutter speed or aperture, depending on what you were trying to achieve.
Mar 29, 2013 15:12:09 #
1600 actually means 1/1600th of a second, so if your camera can do that, it can do 1/1000th of a second. As I've said already, I've seen others use 1/1000 to great effect - leaving just a touch of blur at the wingtips (too much blur can also be a no-no).
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Mar 29, 2013 15:15:27 #
Nightski wrote:
Mine only goes to 1600. :( ...but I am going to do everything I can with what I've got until I can upgrade. I am still learning anyway, so it' probabably best that I don't have too much camera.
I'm thinking you mean your ISO only goes to 1600. The higher the ISO, the more grain (noise) you have to deal with too.
Mar 29, 2013 15:17:18 #
Are you using completely manual (setting all 3 variables)? Thinking it sounded that way with your reference to meter and 0.
Mar 29, 2013 15:19:08 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Are you using completely manual (setting all 3 variables)? Thinking it sounded that way with your reference to meter and 0.
Yep, I am. Bryon Peterson told me to do it :) I totally agree about the iso...I always try to work with as little as possible. And yes, the iso on that camera only goes to 1600..good memory.
Mar 31, 2013 00:33:37 #
Nightski wrote:
One of these is my first action shot...so don't be too harsh.
You did better than me. Just last month I tried to get some pictures of Snow Geese at Squaw Creek Wildllife Refuge in NW Missouri. It was about 25 degrees F. with N. winds from 15 to 25 miles per hour. I wasn't dressed warm enough and got so cold I couldn't hold my camera steady.
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