On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:15:37 +1100, MJW <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I have just had a go at photography in the dark! We have the fruit bats
>around each night for dinner & I thought I would have a go at taking
>some pics. I have a Canon 350D, a Speedlight 550 EX II, & a 100mm USM
>Macro lens.
>
>I set up the camera on my tripod late in the aft & used manual focus on
>the lens to get the sharpest focus. I then set the camera to "****trait"
>& waited till it was dark & the bats came. When they did land, I moved
>the camera to the spot I thought they were, ( could not really see
>through the eye-piece), & snapped away.
>
>Here are the best 3 pics.
>> www.members.optusnet.com.au/mjwyllie/Bat-01.JPG
>
>www.members.optusnet.com.au/mjwyllie/Bat-02.JPG
>
>www.members.optusnet.com.au/mjwyllie/Bat-03.JPG
>
>These bats are gonna be around for a while, so I was wondering if anyone
>had some advice on what I can do to get some sharper pics. I have to
>wait till dark & I cant move up on em cause they will fly away!
Ohhh! What a waste of mangos Michael.
I had these fellers in the fig tree next to my house this time last year.
I set up a halogen work
light - the 500w things that you get from Bunnings for not too much money.
This at least allowed me
to see the subject in the viewfinder and sometimes auto focus worked quite
well. The bats did not
seem to worry about the light too much.
I got a few good shots.
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