grey headed flying fox

gtcgtc Registered Users Posts: 916 Major grins
edited December 11, 2005 in Wildlife
47922340-M.jpggrey headed flying foxes fly over melbourne to feed at night-this shot shows why i need a strong flash-it was taken with onboard flash handheld with smc takumar 300/4-autolvels brought the bat up but with it heaps of noise-once i have a strong flash i should be able to get a better pic
Latitude: 37° 52'South
Longitude: 145° 08'East

Canon 20d,EFS-60mm Macro,Canon 85mm/1.8. Pentax Spotmatic SP,Pentax Super Takumars 50/1.4 &135/3.5,Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumars 200/4 ,300/4,400/5.6,Sigma 600/8.

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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2005
    While it is a bit soft and very noisy it is impressive that you captured it at all at night.

    How do you focus and track it to shoot?
    http://dehmphoto.smugmug.com/

  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2005
    Are they swarming?

    If it were me/I, it would be impressive that I stood my ground to shoot it: with a camera, too.

    Nice holding, and I agree as to the "seeing".

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • gtcgtc Registered Users Posts: 916 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2005
    hit and miss tracking
    thanks both

    i shoot from on top of a building-tracking is rather hit and miss as they are so dark in the viewfinder-my plan is to get a powerful flash and use red eye reduction to help my manual focussing-a gang of about 50 fly over each night to their feeding grounds-the wingspan is 1 meter,so they are an impressive size
    GREAPER wrote:
    While it is a bit soft and very noisy it is impressive that you captured it at all at night.

    How do you focus and track it to shoot?
    Latitude: 37° 52'South
    Longitude: 145° 08'East

    Canon 20d,EFS-60mm Macro,Canon 85mm/1.8. Pentax Spotmatic SP,Pentax Super Takumars 50/1.4 &135/3.5,Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumars 200/4 ,300/4,400/5.6,Sigma 600/8.
  • gtcgtc Registered Users Posts: 916 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2005
    another one
    47922355-M.jpgthis is an earlier 5mp image from my old sony mavica with an olympus 1.7 teleconverter and sony flash-still a little rough but i will get a clear one eventually
    Latitude: 37° 52'South
    Longitude: 145° 08'East

    Canon 20d,EFS-60mm Macro,Canon 85mm/1.8. Pentax Spotmatic SP,Pentax Super Takumars 50/1.4 &135/3.5,Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumars 200/4 ,300/4,400/5.6,Sigma 600/8.
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