tonylong wrote in post #9245115
Well, if you had been using a Beamer, he'd have a permanent case of red-eye
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Well, if you had been using a Beamer, he'd have a permanent case of red-eye
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Dec 22, 2009 11:43 | #316 tonylong wrote in post #9245115 Well, if you had been using a Beamer, he'd have a permanent case of red-eye !
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Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Permagrin wrote in post #9242580 well I'm really hoping the BCA calendars turn out better than that. Well, I've had 8 different calendars from Lulu and something over 100 copies and they've all turned out well. Can't imagine what happened with Wool's. tonylong wrote in post #9242814 Hey all! I tried something new today -- new in the sense that I've never tried it before, duh. Two or three years ago I bought a couple Better Beamer Flash Extenders specificaly for birding -- they are little contraptions that are meant to magnify flash for focal lengths 300mm or longer. So, I never used them, because I always shot at longer than 300mm and never used a flash. Makes sense, right? Anyway, it was a dark and gloomy afternoon, headed toward sunset, and I got it into my head to mount one of these suckers on my 1D3, 100-400 with the 1.4x TC and a 580EX to see what I could do and headed out to some nearby wetlands. Of course, none of the expected ducks were nearby, and the Canadian honkers were smart enough to fly way up there beyond my desired shooting level. But, there were a couple of robins, a male and a female, who hopped around near enough for me to get some shots. Here are a set with some close crops -- they were taken at 1/160 sec ( but the first one at 1/13 sec) so I was pretty impressed with how they turned out (all at 560mm): 1/13 sec f/11 ISO 400  Crop:  1/160 sec @ f/11 ISO 400 http://www.pbase.com …ge/120484264/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com …ge/120484268/original.jpg Crop: http://www.pbase.com …ge/120484454/original.jpg Nice Rufous-sided Towhee. Song sparrow for the other? tonylong wrote in post #9244106 Heh! Well, they are a bit of a hassle, but seem to work better on the rig than they do just sitting in the car !Not to mention safer . . . gjl711 wrote in post #9244120 iS that a Fresnel lens over the front of the flash? http://www.bhphotovideo.com …X3_Better_Beamer_for.html Yep. Woolburr wrote in post #9244124 Some time ago...we dealt with a car fire of mysterious origins....turned out to be a Better Beamer left on the seat on a bright, sunny day. People have left the rig pointed toward the sun and melted out their flashes, too. Jon
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tonylong ...winded  More info | Dec 22, 2009 12:01 | #318 Jon wrote in post #9245322 Nice Rufous-sided Towhee. Song sparrow for the other? It could have been a sparrow, but it was hopping around with a robin (that I didn't get a shot of) so I thought it might be a female robin. But I haven't cracked a bird book in a while Tony
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mtnphtgrphr POTN Photographer of the Year 2008  15,250 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2008 Location: Land O'Sky More info | Woolburr wrote in post #9244661 No beamer involved.  Hey I recognize that friend!
Jenn, gone back to novice photographer...
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio...  18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | tonylong wrote in post #9242814 Hey all! I tried something new today -- new in the sense that I've never tried it before, duh. Two or three years ago I bought a couple Better Beamer Flash Extenders specificaly for birding -- they are little contraptions that are meant to magnify flash for focal lengths 300mm or longer. So, I never used them, because I always shot at longer than 300mm and never used a flash. Makes sense, right? Anyway, it was a dark and gloomy afternoon, headed toward sunset, and I got it into my head to mount one of these suckers on my 1D3, 100-400 with the 1.4x TC and a 580EX to see what I could do and headed out to some nearby wetlands. Of course, none of the expected ducks were nearby, and the Canadian honkers were smart enough to fly way up there beyond my desired shooting level. But, there were a couple of robins, a male and a female, who hopped around near enough for me to get some shots. Here are a set with some close crops -- they were taken at 1/160 sec ( but the first one at 1/13 sec) so I was pretty impressed with how they turned out (all at 560mm): 1/13 sec f/11 ISO 400 Crop: 1/160 sec @ f/11 ISO 400   Crop: Nice results. I have a BB for my 550EX that I have used on occasion and it really helps. I need to get one for my 580... Woolburr wrote in post #9244300 Just to show the potential of a Fresnel lens. http://www.youtube.com …L7s9aX494&feature=related Fresnel lenses are used in lighthouses to project the beam of light over a longer distance. John
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Dec 22, 2009 14:09 | #321 JWright wrote in post #9246018 Fresnel lenses are used in lighthouses to project the beam of light over a longer distance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresnel_lens Learn something new every day...interesting to know that.
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tonylong ...winded More info | Dec 22, 2009 14:21 | #322 JWright wrote in post #9246018 Nice results. I have a BB for my 550EX that I have used on occasion and it really helps. I need to get one for my 580... Thanks! I have a second one of a different size floating around somewhere -- I don't even know if the one I used was for the 580 or the 430 -- I just kind of made it work Fresnel lenses are used in lighthouses to project the beam of light over a longer distance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresnel_lens Interesting stuff we've been learning about these lenses! Lighthouses, pennies and car fires, woohoo! Tony
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Thalagyrt D'OH. I need to wake up some more.  4,818 posts Joined Jan 2009 Location: Denver, CO More info | Dec 22, 2009 14:37 | #323 Wee, holiday avatar in place, finally!
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Thalagyrt D'OH. I need to wake up some more. 4,818 posts Joined Jan 2009 Location: Denver, CO More info | Dec 22, 2009 14:47 | #325 Almost, haha.
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Kendoway Cropped and Creamed  3,793 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Charlottesville, VA More info | Dec 22, 2009 15:20 | #326 Whew - it's good to be back, and I've missed you all the last couple of days. We are finally dug out from the storm, and now it's time to catch up on everything I've been missing here. ☼ Christian D. ☼
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio... 18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | tonylong wrote in post #9246191 Thanks! I have a second one of a different size floating around somewhere -- I don't even know if the one I used was for the 580 or the 430 -- I just kind of made it work !Interesting stuff we've been learning about these lenses! Lighthouses, pennies and car fires, woohoo! I've tried the 550EX one on the 580 and I could make it work, but it would be better to have the proper one. The 580 has rounder sides and is narrower than the 550... John
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Woolburr THREAD STARTER Rest in peace old friend.  66,487 posts Gallery: 115 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 143 Joined Sep 2005 Location: The Tupperware capitol of eastern Oregon...Leicester, NC! More info | Dec 22, 2009 16:00 | #328 mtnphtgrphr wrote in post #9245570 Hey I recognize that friend! http://jdonati.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p529022784-4.jpg Yepper....that would be the guy. People that know me call me Dan
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Woolburr THREAD STARTER Rest in peace old friend. 66,487 posts Gallery: 115 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 143 Joined Sep 2005 Location: The Tupperware capitol of eastern Oregon...Leicester, NC! More info | Dec 22, 2009 21:36 | #329 People that know me call me Dan
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio... 18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | Dec 22, 2009 22:14 | #330 Nice. John
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