Three Hungry Mouths

Gallery: AvianPosted December 13, 2016269 views3 comments

A Barn Swallow arriving at the nest. I used high-speed flash (1/25,000 of a second) to freeze the action in this image.

Image Barn Swallows at Nest, Walled Lake, MI
Nikon D300, 200-400mm, 1/200th @ f16, at ISO 200, Fotronix high-speed flash system

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 14, 2016 at 12:16 PM

Excellent, Steve. Very nicely done with the perfect angle to catch the three chicks eagerly awaiting their meal. I looked up Fotronix and it looks like they're out of business-too bad.

devil

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Comment posted by Carl Johnson on December 16, 2016 at 4:21 PM

Really nice capture.The timing was perfect to get the wings and feet in the best visual position. Well done.

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Comment posted by Steve Gettle on December 19, 2016 at 10:56 AM

Hey Dennis Yes Fotronix is no longer around, but you can now get those same kinds of flash durations with off-the-shelf flashes. Most flashes in manual mode cut the light output by decreasing the flash duration. So at 1/16th power you get a duration around 1/12,000 of a second. Here is a more detailed explanation Photo Tech

Steve

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