Humingbirds
May 13, 2016 09:29:44 #
What I was referring to was getting close helps those of us who do not have long lenses. I use a Nikon 18-140MM f3.5-5.6 on my D7100 and got some decent shots at 4' and then enlarging in PP. Yup confirms high shutter speeds and high speed sync.
avemal wrote:
You are a real loser.
May 13, 2016 10:14:40 #
40 miles north of NYC...put the feeder out Monday and they have found it! As far as shutter speed...if you want to stop the motion of the wings, the faster, the better....however, I like to shoot at a speed so that the wings are blurred...just a personal preference
May 13, 2016 10:34:17 #
dsiner
Loc: Kent, WA
Luckily here in the northwest, we have Anna's hummingbirds year round and the Roufus just arrived last month. Been trying to film the hyper-active little devils for the last month. My Nikon D3200 even on quiet shutter still spooks them.
May 13, 2016 11:18:45 #
Saw our 1st one 5/7. I've been keeping records for many years and they always return between 5/7 & 5/14. Always a spring treat and fun to observe.
May 13, 2016 11:34:01 #
South East Pa for a few weeks now. My aunt was always amazed at my Hummingbird pics. One day she said to me, you know they dont have any feet!
whaaaaaa? what do you mean. she said, nope she was told by someone they dont have any feet. Thats why you always see them flying but never landing. Now try and convince an 85 year old woman that something she has always believed wasn't true. None of my pics showed feet. she's gone now and I never looked on line for any pics of one perched.
whaaaaaa? what do you mean. she said, nope she was told by someone they dont have any feet. Thats why you always see them flying but never landing. Now try and convince an 85 year old woman that something she has always believed wasn't true. None of my pics showed feet. she's gone now and I never looked on line for any pics of one perched.
May 13, 2016 11:57:10 #
I set the camera for 1/1200 second which captures almost all of the wing motion with a 20 MP Canon shooting at about 40 feet from the nectar feeders.
May 13, 2016 12:20:03 #
dsiner wrote:
Luckily here in the northwest, we have Anna's hummingbirds year round and the Roufus just arrived last month. Been trying to film the hyper-active little devils for the last month. My Nikon D3200 even on quiet shutter still spooks them.
Yes, we have a few resident birds on our property in Port Orchard. An earlier quote suggested sitting quietly near the red flowers they prefer. They will get used to you being there. Nice, warm day here today (mid eighties). I will be out this evening waiting near some red rhodies in full, glorious bloom!
May 13, 2016 12:21:24 #
BigBear wrote:
Hint on hummer shots:
Shoot early morning or late afternoon, and use high sync flash with shutter speed around 1/800 - 1/1000.
Shoot early morning or late afternoon, and use high sync flash with shutter speed around 1/800 - 1/1000.
Hope to try this pout this warm evening! Going to try using three flashes...
May 13, 2016 13:06:58 #
Katcas
Loc: Rhode Island
Thank you for that would not have used flash initially. You may have saved me time
May 13, 2016 13:13:31 #
BigBear wrote:
Hint on hummer shots:
Shoot early morning or late afternoon, and use high sync flash with shutter speed around 1/800 - 1/1000.
Shoot early morning or late afternoon, and use high sync flash with shutter speed around 1/800 - 1/1000.
I find making full use of the flash to illuminate and stop the bird works better than fast shutter speed and high sync. I use 1/200 and have the flash at about 1/8000. Here is an example. Have fun, experiment and get some keepers. Best, J. Goffe
May 13, 2016 13:23:45 #
May 13, 2016 16:21:55 #
They have reached NW Connecticut this week. I was buzzed while setting out their feeder yesterday.
May 13, 2016 17:30:37 #
the f/stops here wrote:
I find making full use of the flash to illuminate and stop the bird works better than fast shutter speed and high sync. I use 1/200 and have the flash at about 1/8000. Here is an example. Have fun, experiment and get some keepers. Best, J. Goffe
Nice, very nice, I'll definitely give that a try...
May 13, 2016 17:38:46 #
mffox wrote:
They have reached NW Connecticut this week. I was buzzed while setting out their feeder yesterday.
Don't you enjoy getting buzzed by hummingbirds?! I really like it when I'm putting out fresh nectar and the little buggers just can't wait so they let me know they're thirsty...
May 13, 2016 22:43:56 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
Don't you enjoy getting buzzed by hummingbirds?! I really like it when I'm putting out fresh nectar and the little buggers just can't wait so they let me know they're thirsty...
Not around here unfortunately. Even if you are inside the house, if you move a muscle, they are gone. These little devils don't even share - they reather dive bomb each other than drink at the same time.
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