TAV Paul
> On Jul 31, 2026, at 4:58 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > F8 @ 1/500th. Birds twitch. Long lenses like shutter speed ! Shoot TVS. > Paul > >> On Jul 31, 2026, at 4:24 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Due to a combination of factors I'm semi-housebound right now, so I've >> taken to photograph the birds I can lure to my back deck. >> >> My results have been kind of hit or miss (actually A LOT of miss, but it's >> not like I'm burning through film at an unsustainable rate) >> >> I have always been an F/8 & be there; LOW ISO (ASA) kind of photographer and >> it's not working for this case. >> >> I've been taking photography classes - more for the social interaction than >> anything else. But I am still learning. >> >> I was showing the instructor some of my "hits" the other day and she had >> some valuable criticism. >> >> She suggested I switch to shutter priority & keep the shutter speed at 1/250 >> or even 1/500. Just let the camera do its own thing with the aperture. >> >> I'm really not comfortable with that, so I opted for TAV mode, shutter 1/500 >> & aperture f/8 and let the ISO float. >> >> I've got a set-up on my back deck where I can put food out on the railing & >> I've got part of a tree screwed to the outside of the deck, creating a perch >> just above where the food is so the birds can land, take a look around and >> then hop down to feed. >> >> I have the camera & lens mounted on a sturdy tripod. I'm zone focused on the >> branch & f/8 gives me enough DoF to have the birds sharp on the branch & on >> the deck railing. >> >> I've only been doing it a couple of days, but my observations so far ... >> >> The glass in the window has no more effect on the image than a skylight >> filter. >> >> I can't use the remote trigger (wired). I'm too slow. Even holding it in my >> hand I just can't get the shot off in time. I have to use the shutter button >> on the camera. >> >> Live View has a lot of lag. And on the K-1 it seems to constrain the buffer >> so that you can't get as many shots in a burst as you can without Live View. >> >> I'm getting my subjects backlit a lot. I just rigged a $1.98 Home Depot >> clamp light to a table I have out on the deck. I'll see how that works to >> add a bit of fill. >> >> I HOPE I'll have some results I think are worth sharing. >> >> Anyway, I hope y'all are getting to do some photography that satisfies you. >> Maybe in the fall when the temperatures get down a little I'll be able to go >> a bit farther afield. >> >> -- >> Aeternum vive aut conando moriere. >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. >> www.avg.com >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
