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11-08-2009, 05:59 PM
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| | | Re: Taking pictures of hedgehogs
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Originally Posted by momji1971  think indirect flash and maybe a diffuser might be good for the hedgehogs eyes too!
Try waiting till the light goes, and get someone to point the camera in your direction and see how the flash affects you. 
NOT having a go, but, we must always put our subjects welfare first.
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Stu. | One other tip if you have a set-up with pre-flash (causes hogs to blink). Switch to manual. Shorten the flash time, and yes a diffuser is sensible. |
13-08-2009, 08:16 AM
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| | | Re: Taking pictures of hedgehogs
isn't flash hurting hedgehog's eyes? they are nocturnal animals, after all!
i am looking for a way to avoid using flash while taking photos of them, but at night it's very difficult even with 1.4 aperture lens, 'coz they move too much. they also seem to freak out at the sound of shutter not less than from the flash. probably need another camera for that...
what would you suggest? |
13-08-2009, 08:34 PM
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| | | Re: Taking pictures of hedgehogs
Don't overdo the flash (hence all the advice about where you point it, using diffusers etc; but beleive me if they don't like it they'll be off like a shot. Here's on I got last night from just a few feet away, using a soft flash angled slightly away from the hedgehog. It just carried on feeding (the shutter doesn't bother it usually).  |
14-08-2009, 06:12 AM
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| | | Re: Taking pictures of hedgehogs
What a nice picture!  )
And thank you for the advice! Next time I'm in a hedgehogs-infested area, I'll take a flash unit with me. Though I have noticed that not only wild, but also pet pygmy hogs dislike the sound of the shutter and try to roll into a ball. Could be some camera-specific frequency. I have Sony A100, but now looking for later models which seem a bit quieter. |
14-08-2009, 09:10 AM
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| | | Re: Taking pictures of hedgehogs
The hedgehogs certainly weren't bothered with me or the camera, they just carried on doing what hedgehogs do  | | | |
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