What I learned shooting wildlife at ten frames per second
Feb 1, 2019 08:12:19 #
I still have a couple 256 mb CF cards around I might be willing to sell you. You can get 6-10 images on each card...
Mark Bski wrote:
I need a larger memory card in my camera.
Feb 1, 2019 08:16:00 #
Usually I shoot the way I used my M-16. A burst of two. After that the rest are going to be misses. For some action, though, e.g. animals fighting or predating, sometimes birds in flight, longer bursts are necessary.
Feb 1, 2019 08:27:24 #
I take friends out to shoot and a lot of the time they are afraid to take a lot of pictures. With adobe bridge it is easy to rate 300 pictures I'm a sitting.
"Spray it down. " Learn from the mistakes.
"Spray it down. " Learn from the mistakes.
Feb 1, 2019 08:30:33 #
SteveR wrote:
How did the focus hold up?
That is the question. I find that as the FPS goes up the number of keepers go down. 5-7 FPS seems plenty to me.
Feb 1, 2019 08:34:24 #
ed2056 wrote:
I just don't understand "Spray and Pray". I'm more of a "Deerhunter" type of photographer. One shot.
One shot? You sound like a sniper. I suggest you read "One Shot" by lee Child. (You just might become a Jack Reacher Fan, like me)
Feb 1, 2019 08:34:34 #
ed2056 wrote:
I just don't understand "Spray and Pray". I'm more of a "Deerhunter" type of photographer. One shot.
Me too......I try to make it right before I take the shot if I have the time because I hate PP except for restorations and making old stuff look more up to date.
Some times when I read some of the various opinionated threads I feel as though I'm at an Antique Car Show where only the Rich need apply.....?
It's better to make the most of what you have and stop trying to be someone else or make a competition out of what should have been a learning experience and a point of enlightenment. Yes?
Jimbo
Feb 1, 2019 08:39:35 #
Another note: The level of dependence on burst mode tends to correlate with how knowledgeable the photographer is of the subject being shot. Burst is usually used in action photography. As familiarity with the action increases, so does the ability of the photographer to predict where the action will occur. With that knowledge, the need for a high FPS drops.
Feb 1, 2019 08:45:16 #
ed2056 wrote:
I just don't understand "Spray and Pray". I'm more of a "Deerhunter" type of photographer. One shot.
Talk to us about your hit rate, what you're shooting, and with what.
Feb 1, 2019 08:53:07 #
papaluv4gd
Loc: durham,ct
spray and pray, or deer hunter. hmm, 9mm 15 rounds, vs 30-06 one round at a time? I'll take the deer hunter approach. don't care how cheap pixels are. it's all about composition, at least to me.
Feb 1, 2019 08:54:34 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Another note: The level of dependence on burst mode tends to correlate with how knowledgeable the photographer is of the subject being shot. Burst is usually used in action photography. As familiarity with the action increases, so does the ability of the photographer to predict where the action will occur. With that knowledge, the need for a high FPS drops.
Some things you can't even see, let alone consistently capture using your best "peak action" technique regardless of how good or fast you are. You know that old saying, "there's a time and place..."
Feb 1, 2019 08:59:29 #
papaluv4gd wrote:
spray and pray, or deer hunter. hmm, 9mm 15 rounds, vs 30-06 one round at a time? I'll take the deer hunter approach. don't care how cheap pixels are. it's all about composition, at least to me.
They're probably not as delectable or filling but have you ever tried to shoot a chickadee in flight your way?
Feb 1, 2019 09:01:16 #
gessman wrote:
Some things you can't even see, let alone consistently capture using your best "peak action" technique regardless of how good or fast you are. You know that old saying, "there's a time and place..."
And I agree. I have just found, over time, that going above 5-7 FPS does not give me more keepers and often yields fewer due to focus acquisition trade offs to achieve the higher FPS.
Feb 1, 2019 09:11:26 #
ggab
Loc: ?
Mark Bski wrote:
I need a larger memory card in my camera.
I don't know which camera you use, possibly a 7D MKii. I have mine set for focus priority. If the image is not in focus, it will not shoot. This slows the number of shots while panning, however my keeper rate is higher.
If your camera has such a function, give it a shot.
George
Feb 1, 2019 09:59:23 #
Mark Bski wrote:
I need a larger memory card in my camera.
Or a camera with two memory cards.
Feb 1, 2019 10:01:08 #
My Oly EM-1.2 has Pro capture mode, that shoots ,up to 60 frames/second, when you hod the shutter button halfway down. It buffers only the last 14 shots--or less if you set it that way--before you press the shutter all the way.
So If you're waiting for that bird to take flight, of feed it's young, or the runner to try to steal 2nd, or catch the tag a the plate, you have a good chance of getting the perfect shot, and only waste 14 frames to catch that peak action.
You have to be a really, really good sniper to be able to beat that consistently.
So If you're waiting for that bird to take flight, of feed it's young, or the runner to try to steal 2nd, or catch the tag a the plate, you have a good chance of getting the perfect shot, and only waste 14 frames to catch that peak action.
You have to be a really, really good sniper to be able to beat that consistently.
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