Re: Bird photography day out
Posted: Mon 17 Jul 2017, 13:34
Not sure when I will have time to post some of my images, hopefully in the next week.
On a side note John was very helpful when I setup my camera right next to a log for remote triggering. He had some camo netting to hide my camera and suggested different viewpoints and how to capture the shots. But it seemed the birds were spooked by the camera and possibly seeing their own reflection in the lens. They would land on the log and instantly fly away again. At one point I removed the camera to assess what I had taken and by the time I had got back into the hide to review them the birds were already back at the same log having a feast!!
As with Mike's example re the blurred blue tit, its definitely worth going for the fastest shutter you can get. Would say 1/1500 would really help but not always possible due to lighting. I took a burst of shots of 2 woodpeckers fighting over a log which may have made a great shot....if it was sharp, which none were
On a side note John was very helpful when I setup my camera right next to a log for remote triggering. He had some camo netting to hide my camera and suggested different viewpoints and how to capture the shots. But it seemed the birds were spooked by the camera and possibly seeing their own reflection in the lens. They would land on the log and instantly fly away again. At one point I removed the camera to assess what I had taken and by the time I had got back into the hide to review them the birds were already back at the same log having a feast!!
As with Mike's example re the blurred blue tit, its definitely worth going for the fastest shutter you can get. Would say 1/1500 would really help but not always possible due to lighting. I took a burst of shots of 2 woodpeckers fighting over a log which may have made a great shot....if it was sharp, which none were