Shot this fast moving Striped Tit Babbler inside a broadleaved forest in Singapore on a very hot and sunny afternoon. The canopy of the forest was not that thick and in my view, plenty of light is getting through it.
However, despite zooming in my P300 to just enough to eliminate the vignetting, I could only get 1/8s shutter speed at ISO160. Because of the slow shutter speed, I could not shoot at continous mode. I am digiscoping with a Nikon 82mm ED Fieldscope + 30x wide-angle digiscoping eyepiece.
All my shots were thrashed except for this one which luckily for me, the babbler stayed still (the body but not the tail) for that spilt second I pressed the shutter. This pic was shot nearly at full-frame but in landscape. I changed it to portrait during processing.
Should I just increase the ISO to increase shutter speed (thereby compromising IQ) so as to have more keepers? Or just shoot at low ISO and hope to be lucky to keep one or two pics?
It is definitely not easy digiscoping in a forested area even on a bright sunny day. You will need a very cooperative subjecto
However, despite zooming in my P300 to just enough to eliminate the vignetting, I could only get 1/8s shutter speed at ISO160. Because of the slow shutter speed, I could not shoot at continous mode. I am digiscoping with a Nikon 82mm ED Fieldscope + 30x wide-angle digiscoping eyepiece.
All my shots were thrashed except for this one which luckily for me, the babbler stayed still (the body but not the tail) for that spilt second I pressed the shutter. This pic was shot nearly at full-frame but in landscape. I changed it to portrait during processing.
Should I just increase the ISO to increase shutter speed (thereby compromising IQ) so as to have more keepers? Or just shoot at low ISO and hope to be lucky to keep one or two pics?
It is definitely not easy digiscoping in a forested area even on a bright sunny day. You will need a very cooperative subjecto
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