Yep. That's what I'm working on right now. Trying to get comfortable
with it.
On 7/31/2026 4:58 PM, Comcast wrote:
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.
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