One Second in "Nikon Time": D3400 gets 5fps. This is urban wildlife. I drove by a decorative/retaining pond in a light industrial complex and saw the GBH hanging out with some Canada...

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Nov 12, 2018 14:38:47 #

swartfort Loc: Evansville, IN

D3400 gets 5fps. This is urban wildlife. I drove by a decorative/retaining pond in a light industrial complex and saw the GBH hanging out with some Canada Geese. I parked and walked back to sit and watch awhile. As I crept closer, he became very interested in his surroundings. I thought he was going to fly, so I spun the control dial to up my shutter speed to "what I thought" was 1/2000, and mashed the shutter just right. Here is the "second" that my d3400 captured (as always, significantly better downloaded):

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Nov 12, 2018 15:00:57 #

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Good job! One of the hugely talented pro photographers on UHH, Steve Perry, has a blog topic on using burst mode:
https://backcountrygallery.com/burst-perfect-moment/

I keep a 75-300 mm lens on my Olympus and always have it set to burst mode + 1/1000 sec. That way, I have a fair chance of catching "something" that moves before I'm ready

I think people who don't shoot wildlife or other fast-moving action can't quite grasp how much difference a fraction of a second can make.

Nov 12, 2018 15:03:18 #

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

swartfort wrote:

D3400 gets 5fps. This is urban wildlife. I drove... (show quote)

Nice set.

Nov 12, 2018 15:07:55 #

jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon

Great captures.

Jack

Nov 12, 2018 15:38:36 #

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

Linda From Maine wrote:

I keep a 75-300 mm lens on my Olympus and always have it set to burst mode + 1/1000 sec. That way, I have a fair chance of catching "something" that moves before I'm ready

I think people who don't shoot wildlife or other fast-moving action can't quite grasp how much difference a fraction of a second can make.

Thanks Linda, I haven't considered that 'till you mentioned it.

Nov 12, 2018 15:52:36 #

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Way to go!!

Nov 12, 2018 16:32:11 #

alx Loc: NJ

If you consider the difference between frames 1 and 2, that motion is one lightning burst of energy. Add in the following frames and those who think they can capture everything one shot at a time are only fooling themselves. Factor in the stability of a burst vs. individual stabs at the shutter and you see what burst does for you as another tool of the camera.

GREAT SET!