A little more of technique on the Swallows I was talking to Kris about and asked about the distances he was using. A bit easier if we see the full story I guess.
Shooting at a distance of around 12-15 meters depending on what's considered the best position at the time.
The full story
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They sit on a farm post
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From there they launch from the post and the idea is to track them as they head into a small stream on the right hand side of this shot. I fire off a slow burst and focus forward or backward and out of 5 shots I expect 3 to be in focus at 1/4000 sec.
So to give a better idea of distance and the cropping here's a full shot from the Sony NEX-7 (24 meg APS-C) and the 500mm @ F/4.5, ISO 400. Hopefully this gives a better idea of distance Kris.
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So the cropped version and tweaked
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I watch them for a long time without a camera to start with and see where they head to, enter the stream they like to feed off which is toward the right of the fence post. So this way we know which way they go and which way they head back to the post
So over the creek
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Then we can get them heading back to the post
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This is not a good shot at all and its the dreaded butt shot, but this is what's next on the list to get either side on or preferably head on. A lousy shot, but always a reminder of what is wanted
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So if there is a technique, it comes down to the post and where they plan to go. Hopefully that distance is the key and how large they are in the frame. Nothing is exactly close, but I plan to throw the 800mm onto these shortly instead of the 500mm. Tripod and handheld with the Swallows, just depends at the time.
All the best.
Danny.
Shooting at a distance of around 12-15 meters depending on what's considered the best position at the time.
The full story
-----------------
They sit on a farm post
---------------
From there they launch from the post and the idea is to track them as they head into a small stream on the right hand side of this shot. I fire off a slow burst and focus forward or backward and out of 5 shots I expect 3 to be in focus at 1/4000 sec.
So to give a better idea of distance and the cropping here's a full shot from the Sony NEX-7 (24 meg APS-C) and the 500mm @ F/4.5, ISO 400. Hopefully this gives a better idea of distance Kris.
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So the cropped version and tweaked
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I watch them for a long time without a camera to start with and see where they head to, enter the stream they like to feed off which is toward the right of the fence post. So this way we know which way they go and which way they head back to the post
So over the creek
-------------
Then we can get them heading back to the post
-------------
This is not a good shot at all and its the dreaded butt shot, but this is what's next on the list to get either side on or preferably head on. A lousy shot, but always a reminder of what is wanted
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So if there is a technique, it comes down to the post and where they plan to go. Hopefully that distance is the key and how large they are in the frame. Nothing is exactly close, but I plan to throw the 800mm onto these shortly instead of the 500mm. Tripod and handheld with the Swallows, just depends at the time.
All the best.
Danny.
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