Thanks for the suggestions, Bruce. I believe I'd need at least 6000 fps in order to stop the wings and I have a number of perched quietly feeding already. :) The 540 1/1=1200, so maybe 1/5+? I have frozen wings at a shutter speed of 6400. Thanks again! J
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 2, 2016, at 5:29 PM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Jack, the blip of light from a 540 at 1/64th power should easily > freeze hummer wings, But I suspect you had enough ambient light to > compete with your flash. You need to cut out the ambient so the flash > is the sole source of illumination if you want to use the flash to > freeze action. > > Try shooting the same scene both with and without the flash added to > see the effect. If you have the flash set up correctly the scene > without the flash should be black or just about. > > Also, the flash duration (t.1 time) is really short even at 1/2 or 1/4 > power on a 540 flash. I'd try shooting the birds with the flash at > about 1/4 power and with the head zoomed to the narrowest beam. Then > set the shutter for 1/180th sec (use X-sync), stop down the aperture, > and even attach a neutral density filter if the exposure at the bird > is still too high. This should eliminate the ambient light pretty > nicely. > > >> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 2:08 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> I have a "Better Beamer" but hesitate to use it from 7' ;-) >> Sides, I have PLENTY of light, especially since it appears the 1/64 flash >> will not freeze the Hummer wings and I'll be using shutter speed >> instead. >> >> J >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ken Waller" <kwal...@peoplepc.com> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Sent: Monday, August 1, 2016 5:13:39 PM >> Subject: Re: Hummer Freezing(?) >> >> You gotta start somewhere Jack. >> >> Moving them out from the structure on top of the feeder has got to help the >> lighting situation. >> >> A 'Better Beamer' is a relatively cheap fresnel lens that will help project >> the light from your flash. >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jack Davis" <jdavi...@comcast.net> >> Subject: Hummer Freezing(?) >> >> >>> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1080 >>> >>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1081 >>> >>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=1082 >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
