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Ok, I have an Olympus C750, and I know that shots like this are probably out of my league, but thats exactly what I would love to do. Any suggestions?! Great shots.
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tjk3052 wrote:
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My only advice would be to practice & practice. In the evening if I have some time, I will drive to this preserve and try to take birds in flight shots. One thing I notice is that I get better pictures using high enough shutter speeds. Now I am aiming for 1/1000sec. or higher. Higher ISO on dSLR helps a lot in this case. Another is how to pan correctly which I still can't do all the time. I also try to shoot these birds with sun on my behind. Remember shooting digital is almost free, just needs time from you so go and shoot. |
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Exactly my problem about the high ISO, light is killing me because I need a fast shutter and my cam can't successfully go above even ISO200 most times, is that a deal breaker for pics like what you've done? My cam can zoom to a 35mm equivalent of 380mm.
I am curious, you said you pan your inflight shots. Do you use a tri/mono-pod? Do you have a stabilized lens? How much are you using telephoto versus cropping in the pics you posted? |
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Well my 100-400 is a stabilized lens but I am not using the IS for flight shots. IS mode 2 of my lens does help in panning but for bird flight shots,I am not panning horizontally so what I have seen is that I get better picture using a higher shutter speed.
All these shots are hand held. The reason to go with 100-400 was that I wouldn't need to carry the tripod. All shots are at 400mm. I just take 100% crop (to get better framing). |
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