elkay wrote:
One further question...how do you merge the frames to show the track of the gannet diving?
regards
elkay
I'll give a brief explanation.
Firstly, you need a lot of luck.
For such a sequence you need to get the entire sequence within a fixed background shot. Focus needs to be set on where the action is happening.
Shutter speed is usually around 1/1000th second and the event lasts half a second, so at 30 frames per second you get 15 frames to choose from.
I run my video back in VLC player (free) and capture the frames I want.
I set a master frame in Publisher, then crop small images or strips and overlay them on the master frame.
These are grouped and saved as a jpeg. The image below is of a rare greater yellowlegs wader taking off.
I think I'll leave it there so as not to hijack this thread. Hope that's useful. I do use the camera in normal mode for landscapes and macro. Enjoy !!