As another keen photographer, my
experience in photographing both birds and animals, is similar to Julian’s.
They do not appear to be disturbed by the flash and will continue to do what
they were doing. But I am happy to hear of any hard evidence to the
contrary.
Lindsay Hansch
From: Julian Robinson
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Sent: Tuesday, 15 May 2007 12:22
PM
To:
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds]Stay
on the footpath!!! > Camera flash
As a prime offender in using camera flash on birds, I'd like to solicit
any factual info that anyone has on this. My honest observation is that flash
does not seem to worry birds. I have been surprised that big birds,
medium birds and small birds all seem to be surprisingly unalarmed by
flash. The stationary types like the owl and frogmouths will (sometimes)
direct their attention to the camera/flash, but not seem to be put out or
"disturbed".
Another example was my recent attempts to photograph a frustratingly shy
whipbird at the coast - it and its attendant wb scrubwren and yellow robin were
subjected to many flash shots in the dark undergrowth and continued to fossick,
apparently untroubled (except by my occasional movement or twig-snap) for
nearly half an hour.
A few times flighty birds caught ad hoc as I wandered through bush/gardens have
flown off at first shot, but I thought this was due to the inordinately loud
sound of my camera shutter rather than the flash. This behaviour seems
the same whether the flash is used or not.
I know it seems that flash must
annoy birds as it annoys us, but does anyone (Geoffrey?) have any objective
info on this?
Julian
At 11:57 AM 15/05/2007, Robin Hide wrote:
And, perhaps, no (or limit?) flashlights from cameras?
Robin Hide
Cheers
Julian
Canberra
Australia
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