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Blue Tit in flight - High Speed Flash

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Posted by Austin Thomas on February 8, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Hi all,

Sorry I have not been around for a few weeks. Work/life balance totally the wrong way around.

The snow inspired me to brush the dust of the flash guns and have another go at some high speed flash photography over the last week or so. I always end up taking hundreds upon hundreds of images before I get one anything like correct. How people did this pre digital is beyond me...

Canon 1DMk3. 70-210mm lens, lots of flash guns and even more patience!

C&C welcome.

Cheers

Austin
www.austin-thomas.co.uk
Posted by Ray on February 8, 2009 at 4:12 PM
An absolutely cracking shot, in a class of its own. Well worth all your patience, no crit’s here. Just admiration.
Posted by Major Gilbert on February 8, 2009 at 4:31 PM
A superb looking image. Congrats on your efforts. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Anthony House on February 8, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Nicely done Austin, did you use an IR system or a cable realease? been looking into this sort of thing myself...

Nice work.
Tony
Posted by Dave Bartlett on February 8, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Superb shot. Spot on :toast:

Dave
Posted by Bob Cox on February 8, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Wonderful, how many flashguns were used?
Posted by Dave Courtenay on February 8, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Great stuff-love it

Dave :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on February 9, 2009 at 3:58 AM
Fabulous shot, Austin, but come on, tell us how you did it!

David
Posted by PhilH on February 9, 2009 at 4:45 AM
Excellent... just wonder if you could lose the second teasel head which is below the bird.... perhaps not, as it has more snow on it....

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Arron Barnes on February 9, 2009 at 6:08 AM
I really really like this, well done
Posted by Drew Mellowship on February 9, 2009 at 8:31 AM
Quality stuff, I've been trying a few things like this but to nowhere near this quality - nice one !

Drew :smile:
Posted by Matt Cole on February 9, 2009 at 9:53 AM
that can't have been easy! Very nicely done.

Matt
Posted by Alan Bryant on February 9, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Great stuff :toast:
Posted by Brian Davis on February 9, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Beautiful.
Posted by David J Slater on February 10, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Hi Austin, am I the only one who thinks this looks a bit unreal / overflashed? Nice action though, I'm sure it wasn't easy. I've enjoyed playing snap with the snowflakes :wink:

Dave