I set the flash to "high speed" and the AF540 zoom manually to 58mm (extender instructions recommend 50mm, but the flash seems to want 58mm). In sunny conditions, usually with a bright sky background, I like a motion freezing f/8 at ISO 200 or 400. Still provides a reasonable shutter speed in more subdued lighting. This has been in my recent fairly limited experience.
Jack --- On Sun, 5/2/10, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > From: David J Brooks <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Red Wing Re-try > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 3:29 AM > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Jack > Davis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Good! Thanks, Dave. Flash was the answer. > > I don't have the extender, but what do you and Paul find > your flash > settings are for these shots. Obviously it would be for a > longer lens, > 300, 400 etc. > > Dave > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Sat, 5/1/10, David J Brooks <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: David J Brooks <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: PESO: Red Wing Re-try > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 1:23 PM > >> Nice detail here Jack. > >> > >> The red is red now. > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Made another try at my favorite Red Wing > Black Bird > >> hunting location early this AM. Light was from a > more > >> helpful direction at that hour, plus I was > "packing" an > >> AF540 flash with a "VISUAL" flash extender. Using > K20 > >> w/DA55~300. > >> > > >> > Am attaching three shots wherein I was > actually able > >> to bring out some feather detail. With the bright > sky behind > >> most all attempts, even in spot metering mode, > shutter had > >> been too fast for anything much beyond a > silhouette. > >> > > >> > With the ability to throw some light on my > side and at > >> ISO 200, I, also, had a little shutter speed to > combat a > >> gusty 20 mph wind. > >> > > >> > I still consider this a work in progress. > >> > > >> > Comment at will. > >> > > >> > Jack > >> > > >> > > >> > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=495 > >> > > >> > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=496 > >> > > >> > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=497 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit > the link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > >> www.caughtinmotion.com > >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > >> York Region, Ontario, Canada > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> 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 > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
