A friend of mine uses a set-up where he closes off the holes in the
feeder and has a couple of realistic looking silk flowers with hidden
tubes leading up through the stem. The bird actually feeds from the
tube, but the silk flower petals conceal it. A couple of additional
"leafy branches" add to the illusion.
He's also got it set up with the feeder out on the deck & shooting
through an open window so the birds don't see him as a threat. There's
no where for the birds to land while feeding, and because he's got the
"flowers" dialed in he can pre-focus precisely where the bird is going
to be when it goes for the "flower".
He hangs a canvas backdrop behind the feeder that's painted like out
of focus greenery, especially since it's far enough behind the feeder
that it's really out of focus.
He has another setup for other birds that consists of a dead branch he
can clamp to the deck railing. He drilled holes in the back side where
he can place bird seed & suet depending on what he's trying to attract.
Again, he's got the location where the bird has to be to get to the food
dialed in and he's sitting inside shooting through an open window so he
doesn't spook the birds.
On 8/2/2016 2:08 PM, Jack Davis 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" <[email protected]>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]>
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" <[email protected]>
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
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