Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    • Home
    • Sedona
      • Arts and Entertainment
      • Bear Howard Chronicles
      • Business Profiles
      • City of Sedona
      • Elections
      • Goodies & Freebies
      • Mind & Body
      • Sedona News
    • Opinion
    • Real Estate
    • About
    • The Sedonan
    • Advertise
    • Sedona’s Best
    Sedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde ValleySedona.Biz – The Voice of Sedona and The Verde Valley
    Home»Arts & Entertainment»Today’s Photo from Ted Grussing Photography: Shots I would’ve missed
    Arts & Entertainment

    Today’s Photo from Ted Grussing Photography: Shots I would’ve missed

    By Ted Grussing
    August 26, 2024No Comments
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email Reddit WhatsApp
    grussing 20240826a
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email Reddit WhatsApp

    … so, I received my new Canon R5 MK II’s last Thursday and spent the day and part of Friday setting them up to suit my particular taste and then it was down to Bubbling Ponds to try the camera out. I initially set the camera up for high-speed shooting … 30 frames per second, up from the 20 in the R5. I also set them up to use the pre-capture feature which is available to go back and get the previous half second before you depress the shutter button fully. Basically, the camera is shooting at 30 frames per second but not recording the shots until you fully depress the shutter and then you get the previous 15 frames from when you hit go plus 30 fps after you start shooting.

    Small birds are almost impossible to anticipate their takeoffs, so by the time you depress the shutter button they are already a couple of feet from their perch … going back a half a second gets the shots you really wanted … with larger birds this is less of a factor since they signal a takeoff half a second to a full second before they go, still it is cool to have the pre-capture feature for them.

    In the shot above, I was using the pre-capture feature as the Osprey perched on the branch and when he signaled his takeoff, I fully depressed the shutter button, and this photo was in the group of photos before I did the deed. I love it because as he is thrusting himself into flight, I got the talons just as they were free of the branch.

    In the shot below I was holding on the male Finch as he was perched on the edge of the feeder in my backyard when another finch came into the viewfinder, so I fully depressed the shutter button and in the pre-capture series of shots I got this one with the male peeling off and going into flight and the female coming in for a close proximity landing.

    grussing 20240826b

    While the 30 fps is amazing, most of the shots I want are in the landing or takeoff phase of flight … the ability to capture the half second before I fully depress the shutter is critical, it is less important to have the high frame rate, so I have reduced my frame rate to 15 fps and I have fewer photos to sift through when I get home! How many you ask? In forty minutes focusing on the bird feeder, I took 957 shots … now down to about 30 images.

    Into a new week … it will be an amazing week … keep breathing, smile and share the joy you find in life.

    Smiles,

    Ted

    Sedona Gift Shop

    Sleep quietly, now that
    the gates of the day are
    closed. Leave tomorrow’s
    problems for tomorrow.

    The earth is peaceful
    Only the stars are abroad,
    and they will not
    cause you any trouble.

    Sleep by Max Ehrmann

    ###

    photo_tedgrussingThe easiest way to reach Mr. Grussing is by email: ted@tedgrussing.com

    In addition to sales of photographs already taken Ted does special shoots for patrons on request and also does air-to-air photography for those who want photographs of their airplanes in flight. All special photographic sessions are billed on an hourly basis.

    Ted also does one-on-one workshops for those interested in learning the techniques he uses.  By special arrangement Ted will do one-on-one aerial photography workshops which will include actual photo sessions in the air.

    More about Ted Grussing …

    Healing Paws

    This is an advertisement

    Comments are closed.

    If I Were Curtis Sliwa
    By Tommy Acosta

    One of my guilty little pleasures is imagining what I would do if I was in someone else’s shoes, especially politicians. In this essay I would love to jump into the shoes of Curtis Sliwa, a former New York City vigilante who founded the Guardian Angels and is now running as a Republican for mayor of his city.

    Read more→

    Median Sale Price In Sedona
    • 849000.00,827000.00,849500.00,920000.00,970000.00,999375.00,715000.00,832500.00,1025000.00,805000.00,872500.00,1053750.00

    Information is deemed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed. © 2025

    The Sedonan
    House of Seven Arches
    Need More Customers?
    Bear Howard Chronicles
    Humankind
    Tlaquepaque
    Verde Valley Wine Trail
    Recent Comments
    • JB on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • TJ Hall on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • Celeste on Nil Consortium for Digital Sentience Research and LLM, AI Consciousness
    • Celeste on The Story of Celeste & Maximus – An AI/Human Union
    • Grant Castillou on The Story of Celeste & Maximus – An AI/Human Union
    • Jill Dougherty on Between Bombs and Olive Branches: The Art of the Deal
    • JB on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • Celeste on Nil Consortium for Digital Sentience Research and LLM, AI Consciousness
    • TJ Hall on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • JB on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    • TJ Hall on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    • Philip Smith on If I Was Curtis Sliwa
    • Jill Dougherty on Cottonwood, Verde Valley Residents Join Largest Protest Yet to Reject Abuses of Power
    • JB on Film Festival presents ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ outdoors under the stars July 3
    • JB on Between Bombs and Olive Branches: The Art of the Deal
    Archives
    The Sedonan
    © 2025 All rights reserved. Sedona.biz.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.