Nuthatches in Flight, Afternoon Delight

[Ron Kruger]

I had never seen pics of small birds in flight, so last year I set out to capture them--full frame. Small size and fast wing beat make it a challenge.

[blackcloudbrew]

Well, how is your capture project going? Want to provide some of the technical details to your approach?

[Ron Kruger]

Settled upon 100mm, good light, 2000 sec., around f-4.5, 400 ISO, tripod, patience and timing.

[blackcloudbrew]

Sounds like a good formula. When you said full frame - do you mean filling the image or something else?

[Ron Kruger]

Well, almost full frame, as above, for BIF. But I did develop another method of getting full frame on small birds, again with the 100mm and flash, such as with this house finch.

[Frogfish]

Really like #1. 

I did the same thing this Summer with Bul Buls while they were bathing.

[Ron Kruger]

Thanks Frogfish.

[Mike Pearson]

Excellent captures Ron.

Mike

[davidhampshire]

nice, ron,   that's a lot of red,  on that finch,   really nice.  dave 

[Pacerr]

Yeah, not bad, Ron.

Ya rentin' the birds same place ya get the fish? 

H2

[Ron Kruger]

Thanks Mike, David and Hank.

[spyglass]

Ya rentin' the birds same place ya get the fish?  Wink

It appears that he may well be Pacerr (The Fake Fish & Fowl store down on Main Street in Sneakville)    




Spyglass

[davidhampshire]

ron,   did you use reversal film,  or that setting for the bird shots here?     i've been trying that too,   think i might have to adjust white balance more with that setting ?      dave

[blackcloudbrew]

Knew Spyglass was going to respond there but Spy, I had a mental image of a bird in a cage with a 100mm lens stuffed through the bars.

[Ron Kruger]

No David. These were shot with my K20D.