Capturing the moment...
by Stephen Kaluski
As I have mentioned a few times in past postings, this year for me was to push both capture and techs and this subject provided a good source. I still need to master some of the main settings in camera and the various options in creating multiple exposures, but there are issues when images overlap with either whites or blacks, so this is a series of frames in one continuous burst. In addition, with the new additions within PS creating composites can be so made more easily.
There are only so many images you can do of these guys taking off, landing face on... before things get stale and so looking/thinking of other options I feel is paramount both for the 'audience', but more importantly, yourself. Also to use some of the features within the camera itself. This was taken in mid May, when we were both finding our feet with one another.
If anyone has shot multiple exposures with the 1DX I would welcome any thoughts etc.
Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread.
Steve
Subject: Little owl (Athene noctua) hunting in meadow
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 200-400f/4 HH
Exposure: 1/3200s at f/8 ISO5000
Original format: Portrait, very slight crop from top, FF on width.
Subject distance: 9.5m
Processed via: LRCC (2015) & PSCC 2015
Note: The subject is fully wild and completely unconstrained. Besides the potential impact of my presence, nothing has been done to intentionally alter or affect the ongoing behavior of the subject and, of course, there has been no use of any form of bait or other form of wildlife attractants (including vocalisations) in the capture of this image.
Comments
7 commentsI think this is really cool. Nice concept. So was this a multiple from the 1DX, or is this a PS composite. Couldn't quite tell from your description. I'd be interested in hearing the in camera multiple settings you tried working this. I'm a big fan of in camera multiples and have done a lot, but more in the night photography world.
Thanks for sharing this one.
With the 1DX there are many options in the set-up and so YOU are the one that drives the camera, not the other way round. To try and expand on how it works would be very time consuming as I would have to literally go through the whole process and how to set it up, so i'll opt out of that. I really just need to grasp more and what happen with light and overlapping. Would welcome any images you may have.
Cheers
Steve
I'm not usually a big fan of this kind of effect, but this is cool.