The figure of eight is what I have read too. But I believe the wing tips
move slower at the sharp turns of the eight, so that there are certain
wing positions that allow longer shutter speeds.
When you do P-TTL, do you use Hi-speed flash mode? Probably a dumb
question, but I don't know the 540 flash (got a Metz unit myself).
Jostein
Den 01.08.2016 23.54, skrev Jack Davis:
Well caught in a nice setting, Jostein.
I understand that their wings do not ever stop while in flight, but instead,
each does a
continuous figure eight. Seems likely to me.(?)
J
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From: "Jostein" <p...@alunfoto.no>
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Sent: Monday, August 1, 2016 1:56:55 PM
Subject: Re: Hummer Freezing(?)
I've shot exactly one session with those birds, a ruby-throated
hummingbird I encountered along the Big Sur in 2013. I remember thinking
that the wings would have to stop before they turned, and rattled off a
lot of frames hoping to hit the point where the wings switched
direction. That was without flash, at 1/1000s shutter speed. I had to
crank up the ISO to 1600 too. Hit to miss ratio was about 1:30, I guess.
Here's what that looked like:
http://www.alunfoto.no/album/big-sur/innhold/hummingbird/?base_folder=/
Jostein
Den 01.08.2016 16.48, skrev Jack Davis:
My wife made the decision (of course) to hang a couple Hummingbird feeders.
I've been dinkin' around attempting to freeze them with an AF540-FGZ on the K-3.
I've chosen to use "M" flash setting at 1/64 duration. Not doing it!!
Said setting does, however, fully light a scene 'prox 25' across the family
room..??
1/1=1/1200.
Tried PTTL at minus a couple stops duration. Background too dark and image
soft. I read it
can do 1/20000 in the right light. Probably shooting into a mirror close-up.;)
Any one?
J
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