A Hummingbird Workshop
Apr 16, 2012 02:17:52 #
Today I attended a workshop presented by the Sierra Club, L. A. Chapter - Camera Committee, one of my Meet-Up groups (http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-LA-Camera-Committee/events/53305242 ), entitled "Hummingbird Photo Workshop". Here are a few of my first high ISO hummingbird photos.
Today's typical capture is hand-held Nikon D5000 at ISO 1000, with Nikkor 55-200 zoom at 200-mm, 1/4000-sec at f/8, full sun.
Today's typical capture is hand-held Nikon D5000 at ISO 1000, with Nikkor 55-200 zoom at 200-mm, 1/4000-sec at f/8, full sun.
Allen's Hummingbird, female #3
Allen's Hummingbird, female #5
Black-chinned Hummingbird, male #1
Allen's Hummingbird, female #8
Anna's Hummingbird, male #2
Apr 16, 2012 02:19:09 #
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Apr 16, 2012 06:55:55 #
oldmalky
Loc: West Midlands,England.
Absolutely wonderful, the first time i have seen the wings in detail
Apr 16, 2012 07:55:22 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Today I attended a workshop presented by the Sierra Club, L. A. Chapter - Camera Committee, one of my Meet-Up groups (http://www.meetup.com/Sierra-Club-LA-Camera-Committee/events/53305242 ), entitled "Hummingbird Photo Workshop". Here are a few of my first high ISO hummingbird photos.
Today's typical capture is hand-held Nikon D5000 at ISO 1000, with Nikkor 55-200 zoom at 200-mm, 1/4000-sec at f/8, full sun.
Today's typical capture is hand-held Nikon D5000 at ISO 1000, with Nikkor 55-200 zoom at 200-mm, 1/4000-sec at f/8, full sun.
Excellent work.
Apr 16, 2012 12:15:12 #
Next time, I will use a longer than 200-mm lens. A-F (center spot) is quite helpful, as these birds flit flower-to-flower. I had a 300-mm and 500-mm prime lenses, but neither was A-F, and near-useless for tracking moving hummingbirds 10-feet to 20-feet away.
Apr 16, 2012 12:19:38 #
Apr 17, 2012 12:45:04 #
Any other hummingbird images out there? Please post, and include ISO, shutter duration, and aperture.
Apr 17, 2012 12:50:33 #
Apr 17, 2012 12:56:14 #
kriddiough wrote:
Available light, full sun.These are wonderful shots. Did you use a flash?
Apr 17, 2012 13:18:25 #
Apr 17, 2012 14:34:31 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Any other hummingbird images out there? Please post, and include ISO, shutter duration, and aperture.
Here are a few of mine:
The first one was taken at: 1/200sec F8 ISO 320 at 300 mm with fill flash to bring out the colors a bit.
second one: 1/250 F8 ISO 320 at 300 mm with fill flash
Last one was at: 1/125 sec F8 ISO 800 Fill flash at 300 mm
Apr 17, 2012 14:51:22 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Any other hummingbird images out there? Please post, and include ISO, shutter duration, and aperture.
Here are just a few of mine:
With the exception of the Ruby-throated Hummer all of these are what are know to us on the East Coast as extra-limitals, meaning they are outside their usual territory.
All were taken with a Canon 7d with a Canon 500mm f/4 lens and Canon 1.4 Teleconverter, except for the Rufous which was not shot with the TC.
Note the Band on the leg of the Rufous. It was photographed in Jacobsburg, PA and had been banded the year before in Lousiana. This bird had flown from its breeding grounds on the West Coast (Norther CA up to Alaska) to LA, back to it breeding grounds and down to PA!!!! Unbelievable.
Allen's Hummingbird. 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 250.
Anna's Hummingbird, 1/2000, f/5.6, ISO 800
Ruby-throated, Female. 1/2000, f/8, ISO 3200
Ruby-throated, Male. 1/2000, f/8, ISO 3200
Rufous Hummingbird. 1/1250, f/4, ISO 1600.
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