Trying out a variety of shots on this Dipper pair, experimented last year with slower speeds trying to capture the rapids they live in, so am slowly getting to grips with it all and trying to get some this year. Curious as to whether people like these kinds of images or is just me
You could take one at normal speed and then a slow one and produce a composite in PS. I've seen this idea a few times and like it, I'm not sure on your composition also it would be nice if the dippers head was clear of the dark rock. So knock some more out.
Tim
Posted by John Chapman on April 2, 2007 at 11:45 AM
I like this Mark but I am not quite sure about the comp. Do you have a hide up permanently?
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Alan Bryant on April 2, 2007 at 12:46 PM
I took alot of slow dipper images like this last year. Very challenging and equally frustrating :) Not too sure about the composition, the dipper feels to be too high and too right for my tastes but it does show the blurred water effect nicely
thanks for the comments guys, this was a very personal comp I felt anyway, but I liked the 3 layers in the pic as is.
I could do the whole composite thing but where would be the fun in that! I like the challenge of getting it right in the field (if I can)...
I use a bag hide and simple patience/understanding of the subject to get close - its easy now that the female is in the nest as the male is away for 10 minute bursts so I have plenty of time to get into position. I don't want to use a permanent hide in case it draws too much undue attention .
For anyone trying this sort of thing I've found about 1/2 sec to be ideal for the rapids/dipper moving combination, and timing it with their bobbing usually works pretty consistently, though there are times when they sit still. Not sure if you'd want to go much slower and have only managed shots up to 1 sec where the dipper was still...
cheers
Mark
Lovely images by the way Kev!
Posted by Elliott Neep on April 5, 2007 at 11:17 AM
Hi Mark,
I can see why you appreciated this comp. I think this is brilliant. You could look at this quickly and assume that its a landscape of waterfall, then your eye moves back up and there's the dipper. Great idea and execution. Will certainly give this method a try on my next stint. Thank you for the inspiring post.
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8 repliesEOS20D, 400mm @f20, 0.5sec, ISO100, FF, tripod, cable release, bag hide
Hi all,
Trying out a variety of shots on this Dipper pair, experimented last year with slower speeds trying to capture the rapids they live in, so am slowly getting to grips with it all and trying to get some this year. Curious as to whether people like these kinds of images or is just me
Cheers
Mark
Tim
John
Aberdeen
Agree with Kevin really. Nice idea, just a different comp would be more to my taste
I could do the whole composite thing but where would be the fun in that! I like the challenge of getting it right in the field (if I can)...
I use a bag hide and simple patience/understanding of the subject to get close - its easy now that the female is in the nest as the male is away for 10 minute bursts so I have plenty of time to get into position. I don't want to use a permanent hide in case it draws too much undue attention
For anyone trying this sort of thing I've found about 1/2 sec to be ideal for the rapids/dipper moving combination, and timing it with their bobbing usually works pretty consistently, though there are times when they sit still. Not sure if you'd want to go much slower and have only managed shots up to 1 sec where the dipper was still...
cheers
Mark
Lovely images by the way Kev!
I can see why you appreciated this comp. I think this is brilliant. You could look at this quickly and assume that its a landscape of waterfall, then your eye moves back up and there's the dipper. Great idea and execution. Will certainly give this method a try on my next stint. Thank you for the inspiring post.