Mousehound Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Silver-eared Mesia at a watering hole, Mae Wong NP. Av mode; 1/250sec; ISO2500; F4.5; F/L300mm; off axis flash fired. These are a real challenge for me and I like the way this looks. I avoid flash like the plague as a rule but there are times you just have to go with it. I see you have the ISO pumped up and quite a fast sync speed (faster than my gear will cope with. Did you dial the flash down or fire on auto? You seem to have kept the illumination limited to the central region (which I very much like as it focuses attention). Did you need to do much editing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack2964 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Silver-eared Mesia at a watering hole, Mae Wong NP. Av mode; 1/250sec; ISO2500; F4.5; F/L300mm; off axis flash fired. These are a real challenge for me and I like the way this looks. I avoid flash like the plague as a rule but there are times you just have to go with it. I see you have the ISO pumped up and quite a fast sync speed (faster than my gear will cope with. Did you dial the flash down or fire on auto? You seem to have kept the illumination limited to the central region (which I very much like as it focuses attention). Did you need to do much editing? Can't recall which flash mode I chose as I kept switching between Manual and HSS. This was probably HSS with minus 3-stops in an attempt to provide fill flash only. The waterhole was under deep shade and it would be near impossible to get a shot without motion blur without the flash. The flash head was triggered wirelessly with a pair of Yong Nuo triggers with the head displaced about a meter above and off axis of the camera. This was edited only with ACR. The parameters adjusted were exposure, brightness, contrast, white balance, clarity, saturation and then sharpened. No noise reduction at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Silver-eared Mesia at a watering hole, Mae Wong NP. Av mode; 1/250sec; ISO2500; F4.5; F/L300mm; off axis flash fired. These are a real challenge for me and I like the way this looks. I avoid flash like the plague as a rule but there are times you just have to go with it. I see you have the ISO pumped up and quite a fast sync speed (faster than my gear will cope with. Did you dial the flash down or fire on auto? You seem to have kept the illumination limited to the central region (which I very much like as it focuses attention). Did you need to do much editing? Can't recall which flash mode I chose as I kept switching between Manual and HSS. This was probably HSS with minus 3-stops in an attempt to provide fill flash only. The waterhole was under deep shade and it would be near impossible to get a shot without motion blur without the flash. The flash head was triggered wirelessly with a pair of Yong Nuo triggers with the head displaced about a meter above and off axis of the camera. This was edited only with ACR. The parameters adjusted were exposure, brightness, contrast, white balance, clarity, saturation and then sharpened. No noise reduction at all. under those circumstances you did a stirling job. i know to well how hard it is to 'illuminate' a small bird in a dark, dank gully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robby nz Posted December 21, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2014 Silver-eared Mesia at a watering hole, Mae Wong NP. Av mode; 1/250sec; ISO2500; F4.5; F/L300mm; off axis flash fired. These are a real challenge for me and I like the way this looks. I avoid flash like the plague as a rule but there are times you just have to go with it. I see you have the ISO pumped up and quite a fast sync speed (faster than my gear will cope with. Did you dial the flash down or fire on auto? You seem to have kept the illumination limited to the central region (which I very much like as it focuses attention). Did you need to do much editing? Here is the same bird out in the open at Mae Wong, feeding in the bushes beside the camping ground. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Flapping wings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Lovely shot, Oili! ^ These were easy to take! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robby nz Posted December 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2014 Little Grebe and reflection. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mousehound Posted December 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) I'm not having much luck uploading pics lately. Try again. Took the Canon 6D with a 400 5.6 out for a test run yesterday. Got a pic of a pair of great Crested Grebe and a couple of Welcome Swallows. A better version of these can be seen here: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-vPQbb/i-p36SnrJ Edited December 28, 2014 by Mousehound 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post T_Dog Posted December 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2014 Farmers burned and flooded the field next door and dozens of cow egrets came in for a feed. Lovely to watch them and I set my video camera out there in the midst of them. Here is one screen grab: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Assurancetourix Posted December 30, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2014 Chainat - bird park - august 2011 P8190167_chainat_musee_oiseaux by vanhouten1, on Flickr P8190164_chainat_musee_oiseaux by vanhouten1, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Rod Stuart Bird . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mousehound Posted January 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2015 Back in the land of OZ I'm working on a photographic record of an extraordinary event taking place right in the container terminal area of the Port of Fremantle. The Fairy Terns are described as under threat and their numbers have declined rapidly in recent years. They are now an unusual sighting along our SW coastline. However, in the last two years a colony comprising approximately 20% of the entire SW population has taken up residence in the Fremantle port Authority precincts. The Authority has set aside a tiny area for the birds, having concreted over their last years site. http://stevekeeling.smugmug.com/Category/Animals/The-Fairy-Terns-of-Fremantle-W/ The above site has some pics and I will be adding to these almost daily as I gather enough for publication. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 MH...Good on ya man...the world loses many species per year due to human encroachment. Nice to read something positive being done in a busy place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Digitalbanana Posted January 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2015 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Bird fishing at Layan beach, Phuket yesterday. Pacific egret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Digitalbanana Posted January 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) Edited January 5, 2015 by Digitalbanana 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robby nz Posted January 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 5, 2015 Little green bee eater. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Assurancetourix Posted January 6, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2015 The same bird , top of Phupalek National Park P1000038_phupalek_paon by vanhouten1, on Flickr P1000042_phupalek_paon by vanhouten1, on Flickr P1000045_phupalek_paon by vanhouten1, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Digitalbanana Posted January 6, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2015 Looks unimpressed to have a photo taken? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Digitalbanana Posted January 6, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) Edited January 6, 2015 by Digitalbanana 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mousehound Posted January 7, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2015 Got this one with Canon 6D and my trusty 400 5.6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gsxrnz Posted January 7, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2015 Not sure of this rare species - any suggestions? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VerbalKint Posted January 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2015 Looks unimpressed to have a photo taken? IMG_0661.JPG unimpressed? angry! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not sure of this rare species - any suggestions? bird.JPG Quite rare that one matey...usually they're all over our car park & grass after the grass cutters leave. I thought we were the only ones to have em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Digitalbanana Posted January 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2015 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Robby nz Posted January 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2015 A big mouthful for breakfast. Black Crested Bulbul. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mousehound Posted January 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2015 Not sure of this rare species - any suggestions? bird.JPG Quite rare that one matey...usually they're all over our car park & grass after the grass cutters leave. I thought we were the only ones to have em! I like the Tree Sparrow - a bit neater looking than the House Sparrow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mousehound Posted January 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2015 Spectacled Barwing 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Not sure of this rare species - any suggestions? bird.JPG Quite rare that one matey...usually they're all over our car park & grass after the grass cutters leave. I thought we were the only ones to have em! I like the Tree Sparrow - a bit neater looking than the House Sparrow. And just think MH...the Sparrows originated in the UK once upon a time. I guess you could say they're the UK's largest, in terms of sheer numbers, export! About the only place I have never seen one was on the Antarctic continent when there around the turn of the century. Then again I wasn't looking for sparrows either...just didn't notce any...too cold? Hah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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