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Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6815 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

Oh, no

Both WhoDo & koolie have new avatars

what with HairyWill showing his best profile as well, is this a face-off?

aaaggh - less than 6kb; dang, there goes my choice....

[ah, well, this'll have to do for now, fashions come & go]

....and the one I selected for Lobster ages ago

Still like it, though, he he

Aitch Smile

ttuuxxx · Posted: Wed 14 May 2008, 03:24 Post subject: Re: tux icons

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6815 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

jonyo · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2725

Make the face blue, to be true..to whodo..

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6815 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

Jonyo, the bard Very Happy

koolie · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 554

Anyone have an original pic of this Khajuraho good-time girl?

This one is from Scribus.

Caneri · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1580 Location: Canada

I took this through my window with a Nikon D40X

Best,
Eric

Fossil · Posted: Wed 21 May 2008, 17:15 Post subject:

Hi Eric,

I think that must be the Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). For such a small bird it has an enormous endurance, flying non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico to seasonally populate eastern-central North America and on into Canada. An amazing feat for such a tiny creature.

Caneri · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1580 Location: Canada

Hi Fossil,

Yup...you are correct and a male to boot. I'm a backyard birder and I love to see the hummers come back every year. The travelings of a hummer are quite amazing no doubt

I am still learning this camera so I hope to get a pic with the wing beats frozen in a frame...well it's another project anyway along with finding the nest to snap a pic...that's harder than it seems as I've tried for several years and no luck yet.

Best,
Eric

Flash · Posted: Wed 21 May 2008, 21:41 Post subject:

amigo · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 2647

I don't think you are likely tto get frozen wing movement with any normal flash. The duration of the flash cycle is too long. As far as I know, you can only get that with special high-speed flash equipment which is quite exepnsive. I'm a long-time photographer, so I understand your quest -I've stalked birds for months before getting the shot I was after.

Fossil · Posted: Thu 22 May 2008, 05:18 Post subject:

@Eric,
I'll look forward to some more pictures. Finding a Hummer's nest is a bit like the proverbial 'needle', etc. Good luck!

@amigo.
It is possible to freeze motion using normal amateur flash equipment. The usual on-flash camera unit usually isn't very powerful. Providing you can use an off-camera flash via either an extension lead or a plug-in remote sensor, it is possible to freeze movement. The caveat is to use a powerful flash unit - preferably using two units to balance the light and fill in the shadows. I've used Mecablitz, Metz, Vivitar. Assuming a variable flash power setting, use a smaller percentage of power output via a larger f-number or manual output, which equates to higher flash speed than the usual 1000th+ sec. As the light's power falls of by the square of the distance, get in close.
Using digital cameras is a whole new ballgame - especially as many have a 'pre-flash' mode which will trigger any external sensors prematurely. I still prefer my old manual Nikons.
Have a look around for 70's and 80's 'low-tech'. Some of the non-dedicated (to camera) older flash units can be picked up for a song. The smaller, easily transported, Vivitar 285's have served me well in the past.
Nowadays, I like close-up and macro shots of various local wild plants - they are less likely to run/fly away from me! Laughing

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6815 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

Compudawg

Aitch

Caneri · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Posts: 1580 Location: Canada

Hi Fossil,Flash,amigo et al,

Well I went on a quest tonight and here is but one of the pictures...taken an hour ago.

Best,
Eric