The first point is the safety of the bird. There has recently been some debate regarding the ethics concerning baiting and kingfisher photography. (this prediction is based on the behaviour of the birds last brood and is by no means guaranteed)Įthics. Hopefully most dives will result in at least one usable image and with around 30 dives predicted per session you should be left with plenty of keepers. My test shots have a bird in them around 50% of the time and most of these it is not in a perfect position. Thankfully they are much slower at this point and it is possible to capture sharp images at around 1/1500th-1/2000th second therefore lessening the need for such high ISO.
The best shots in my opinion are of the exiting bird.
Paul hummings iso#
For birds entering the water perhaps up to ISO 5000 if the conditions are not bright. The action is extremely fast and you must be accepting that conditions may dictate high ISO. To ensure a decent hit rate a camera with at least 6 frames a second is best. This must work from all directions and not just facing the camera.
(sounds obvious but make sure it is compatible with your camera). Wireless remote release with ability to change channel on transmitter and receiver. for Canon users the ideal would be 100 – 400 or 70 - 200 f 2.8.ģ. The camera is fired by a wireless remote from the comfort of the hide around 30 feet away.įor kingfisher diving the following equipment is essential.Ģ.
Paul hummings manual#
Switch over to manual focusing to fix the lens at this focus. The cameras are positioned at one end and auto-focused on the point where the bird enters the water. Every dive is different and therefore your images will have a variety of poses.Įverything has been done to make these difficult to obtain action shots reasonably easy to achieve on the day.įull day (approx 7.30 am - 3 pm) £180 per person.Įquipment: The set up is a raised pool. Once I have positioned your camera you should be able to obtain shots of the birds entering and exiting the water. I have created a natural looking set for the sole purpose of obtaining images of kingfishers fishing. If, like me, you have marvelled at photos that depict action captured in a split second on camera then this may be the workshop for you. There are certain images that have that 'Wow factor'.
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