"Unlock the Secrets to Taking Stunning Bird Photos With Flash!"
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- čas přidán 27. 03. 2023
- So this must have been one of my hardest CZcams videos to create after 3 attempts I finally think I've managed to get a video together on how to photograph birds with flash.
It wasn't through the lack of trying, more purely because of the weather and every time I wanted to photograph in dark and gloomy conditions it was sunny.
Anyway I've put the video together it's all about photographing birds with flash photography using on camera flash being able to move Flash and illuminate a different part of the bird to lift the Shadows using the Flash and also using Flash with a softbox to isolate your subject and the bird to create a unique and dynamic lock to your bird photography
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED
Canon R5
Canon R6
Canon rf 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L
Canon rf 1.4 x convertor
Smallrig Camara cage
Benro Tortoise 24CLV Tripod
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Beautiful way to use flash with birds, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I can’t way to try it out with my new Godox V1 and sony A9 with a 200-600 🤩🤩🤩
Brilliant Ashley thanks for taking the time and effort to produce this video really enjoyed this
Very nice footage and images. Interesting you make bird pics with lightling. Greets Stefan
Great video, super explanation and top results - keep up the good work!
Just come across your channel and i really found it informative. As a newbie it is helpful to name the birds too.
Provided enough value by 16:45 to spark my subscription. I look fwd to future videos.
Great images and amazing vlog, thanks for the tips!!
Many thanks for your comment 😀, my pleasure glad you found it useful and liked the photos 👍
I'm confused by the shutter speed and the power of the flash. I understand that the low flash power of 1/256 has the fastest ability to stop action. So for example if I set my ISO on my camera to 400 ISO. I opened my aperture to 6.3 on my zoom lens. And I set my shutter speed to 250th of a second and the power of the flash at half. Will the flash power freeze a hummingbird? Or should I set my ISO at 400 and my shutter speed at 2000 and then set my flash at one quarter or half power. I'm confused by the difference between the flash power and the shutter speed I'm not sure which one needs to freeze the hummingbird. Is it the flash that freezes the hummingbird or the shutter speed or both?
Lovely images, but even as a professional I was a little confused how you explained the camera settings, even after I accepted that these days you can sync at 1/8000. If I didn't know what you were doing I would probably have been flummoxed. It would also have helped knowing what gear you were using. ie Canon R6, EF 100-400mm Lii @ 320mm. Was the softbox on a standard type flash? I rarely use flash, but it can enhance an image in dull weather. Oh, incidentally on my laptop the sound was a little soft. Cheers
Yeh I am going to redo this later in the year, I tried on three separate occasions to do this but the weather never played ball, and then another time there were just to many people walking back and forth, but i am going to do it and break it all down into gear, setting, and editing. thanks for the comment 😉👍 oh an i am now on my third mic set up so i hope that the audio will only get better from here on out. 🎵🎵😜
Hi, Not in favour of the use of flash for any wildlife photography, there really is no need for it as there are other options available, example a black cloth/bed sheet behind the perch at a distance or indeed other backgrounds man made, low light is no longer a problem as far as ISO goes with many applications able to deal with ISO's up and above 12,000. Sorry but JMO.
Hi Russell many thanks for your comments, yeh I am sure many people don't agree and others do, I don't go out every day using flash maybe twice a year but it is always good to know how to use it, and use it appropriately, and correctly so that as not to blast your birds and disturb them, know the right distance and not taking hundreds of photos, I think on the whole day I took 39 images over 2 hours, always being aware and respectful of the wildlife. But anyway thanks for the comments they are always helpful and appreciated. 👍
You know using a flash on birds is unethical right? It temporarily blinds them.