Discovering Alpine Birds: latest video: aperture and aperture priority

Tuesday 5 January 2010

latest video: aperture and aperture priority

I have just finished another "how to" video explaining aperture and aperture priority and how you can make it work for your in photography and digiscoping. I am off to Bodensee (border of Switzerland, Germany and Austria) in 10minutes, but when I get back in a couple of days, I will write a real post about aperture and digiscoping.

If you like the video, PLEASE RATE IT!

go ahead, give it some stars!

happy birding,
Dale Forbes

4 comments:

Chris said...: Hi Dale,
This is a very good video, very interesting indeed for nature photographers!!! And it is so nice to put a face on your name!!! Gorgeous!; 5 January 2010 at 22:45
Kevin said...: Great info Dale so to achieve that nice blurred background you need a wide aperture setting?

Also I found in harsh light conditions when I narrow out the Aperture it will cut down the burnt highlights a bit.
Why is that sir?; 7 January 2010 at 03:07
Dale Forbes said...: Thanks Chris, I will be creating/releasing a whole series of videos on digiscoping, photography and nature in the future.

Hi Kevin, exactly. As you know, for digiscoping, we use a wide-open aperture to get the fastest shutter speed possible. This reduces the depth of field (which is already short because of the huge focal length we are dealing with).
I have been trying to figure out your second question and am still to completely understand that, but here are some interesting links around the subject:
http://graphics.stanford.edu/~mhouston/school/digital-photo/
http://blogs.oreilly.com/aperture/2009/01/highlight-recovery.html
http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/009EGv

Hi Paul, I sent you an email after having tested out your website - very cool; 10 January 2010 at 18:12
Dale Forbes said...: Thanks Chris, I will be creating/releasing a whole series of videos on digiscoping, photography and nature in the future.

Hi Kevin, exactly. As you know, for digiscoping, we use a wide-open aperture to get the fastest shutter speed possible. This reduces the depth of field (which is already short because of the huge focal length we are dealing with).
I have been trying to figure out your second question and am still to completely understand that, but here are some interesting links around the subject:
http://graphics.stanford.edu/~mhouston/school/digital-photo/
http://blogs.oreilly.com/aperture/2009/01/highlight-recovery.html
http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/009EGv

Hi Paul, I sent you an email after having tested out your website - very cool; 10 January 2010 at 18:12