Thanks Anthony. Yes, I used fill flash (the Sigma 500 Super). However,
it's quite diminished at this distance -- somewhere around 25 feet. The
stop was 5.6, the shutter speed was 1/1000th. So, yes, this little
fellow does develop considerable wing speed right off the roost. By the
way, I saw a number of bird shooters using flash with beam focusing
lenses in front of them. I think I'll try one of those next time out.
Bill Sawyer tells me that they're not very expensive. Obviously, a
400mm lens can take advantage of a rather narrowly focused flash beam.
The Sigma's zoom function only extends to 85mm coverage.
Paul
Paul
On May 23, 2005, at 3:14 AM, Anthony Farr wrote:
Stunning catch!
I'm puzzled, because the lighting suggests a little fill flash, but the
motion suggests against. Sure, there is a slightly sharper core image
inside the blur. It doesn't seem sharp enough for flash, unless these
fellas have ver-r-r-y fast wing-beats. There's no exposure details to
tell
me which, and I'm curious to know.
regards,
Anthony Farr
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
We had a nice day at Point Pelee. I went with three of my adult
children who had a good time trying to shoot with my backup camera. We
ran into Bill Sawyer out near the end of the point. It was a beautiful
morning, and while the birds weren't arriving in abundance there were
still a substantial number of them hanging out. Caught this
Rose-breasted Grosbeak as he took off from a branch.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3387050&size=lg
Paul
