Very nice. Didn't realize the flickers were that willing to go in a box - must be fun!What a difference a day can make. The flicker house is around 50 feet from my second story office window, an easy target even though it is backlit. All I have to do is open the window.
Looks like I'll be spending a lot of time in my home office during the coming weeks so I'll have plenty of opportunities for practice. I'll definitely stick with the tripod. Might even give the M6II a try.
- Shot the first handheld with a 1DXII, 100-400LII at 400, ISO 400, 1/125 at f5.6 with a MagBeam on a 600EXII-RT a but before sunset while it was still snowing yesterday.
- Shot the second on a tripod today (50F), adding the 1.4xIII, ISO 100, 1/60 at f8.0, with the same flash setup a bit after sunset. Waiting quite a while but the flicker didn't give me any other views.
Ducks are due to return any day now, too.
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When shooting anything except landscapes on a tripod 800 was my go to ISO with my 5D MKII and 5DsR. Now for bird photos it's Auto ISO with a minimum shutter speed of 1/500.It scares me to hear comments about ISO 640 I can scarcely remember shooting down that low. More often than not I'm 1250 - 3200 but I guess I must factor in your downsizing.
Jack
BTW, I still have the camera, haven't used it in about 13 years though. Also, it was my first mirrorless camera and only one so far. It is a whopping 2.6MP!Just going through some old photos like Jack. Here are 2 of my earliest, from 2002. From my Canon Pro90 IS, my first digital camera.
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Nice shots - it goes to show it isn't all about the gearJust going through some old photos like Jack. Here are 2 of my earliest, from 2002. From my Canon Pro90 IS, my first digital camera.
As squirrels can fly through the air over significant distances, you're forgiven ...[...]
One of these is decidedly not a bird. Happy little squirrel munching away. Took my daughter for a walk. We were looking for things to take pictures of. I used the RP, she used the XS. These I could upload easily without having to put on the computer.
One of the signs of spring here is the arrival of the redwing blackbirds. The ground is still snow covered and the ice out back is 4 feet thick.... and it just started snowing!
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