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(Message started by: KK Hui on Jan 16^th, 2003, 11:06am)

Title: Great Egret 大白鷺 Inflight High Key 飛行
Post by KK Hui on Jan 16^th, 2003, 11:06am

016 Great Egret 大白鷺
Mai Po Nature Reserve 米埔自然保護區
Nikon F5, AF-S 500/4 + TC14E w/ fill flash
Fuji Provia 100F
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/kkhui/kkhuigegret02.jpg

This was intended as a high key shot ...  It was taken at MPNR 米埔 one early misty morning last week.

Best
kk
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Title: Re: Great Egret Inflight (High Key)
Post by Hendrix on Jan 16^th, 2003, 12:20pm

Hi KK :)

Can you tell me more about the technique of fill flash 8)

Title: Re: Great Egret Inflight (High Key)
Post by Daniel CK Chan on Jan 16^th, 2003, 1:23pm

Hendrix,

Let me join in as an ex-Nikon user using flash for taking bird photos. ;D

I had often used rear curtain sync mode for fill flash given that there was enough background for your desired shutter speed (up to 1/250 sync speed of my F100 (or 1/300 and 1/500 for F5 and D1X respectively)). You can certainly use manual mode as a main flash if surrounding light is too dark.

In order to enpower my SB28 for tele-works, I had used better beamer for the flash photography.

As a Canon user now with EX420, the life is easier by setting the flash as FP (High speed sync) and Av mode (Aperature priority) for fill flash. However, I should set my camera as P or M mode for main flash photos.

KK, Pls correct and/or supplement my words. Thanks. ;)

Rgds
Daniel

Title: Re: Great Egret Inflight (High Key)
Post by Hendrix on Jan 16^th, 2003, 2:36pm

Thanks Daniel 8)

Did you or KK use this? can I find it in HK?
http://www.birdsasart.com/accs.html#BEAMER

Title: Re: Great Egret Inflight (High Key)
Post by Daniel CK Chan on Jan 16^th, 2003, 6:59pm

Henry,

You are true. The FP flash is always not effective for object too far away. I like using it as fill flash but not for full flash.

Hendrix,

The Arite site should be the best buy although the product is too simple to cost that much dollar.

Rgds
Daniel

Title: Re: Great Egret Inflight (High Key)
Post by KK Hui on Jan 16^th, 2003, 9:03pm

on 01/16/03 at 12:20:38, Hendrix wrote:

Can you tell me more about the technique of fill flash 8)

Much has been covered by Daniel above. What I want to add is this. I find fill flash technique particularly useful when shooting bird in backlighting. I'd start with -2 EV flash compensation and increase this value gradually to suit your taste and eventually you arrive with a optimal value that you like. With bird in flight and with a synch speed of no greater than 1/250s, percise panning is vital. With lots of practice you will attain the desirable result I'm sure.

It goes without saying, the use of flash extender such as the Better Beamer (BB) is a must and the subject was covered in one of the earlier post in this forum.

Best
kk
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