Hummingbirds at the Bull River Guest Ranch
May 30, 2019 11:04:47 #
Wow, you are a very talented photographer!! Excellent images of the hummers!!
May 30, 2019 11:06:55 #
Hey John,
Fantastic workshop, my wife and I loved every minute and got some great shots and what a spectacular location! What a great experience.
Thanks so much.
Hedge hoggers, you don't want to miss this one!!
Fantastic workshop, my wife and I loved every minute and got some great shots and what a spectacular location! What a great experience.
Thanks so much.
Hedge hoggers, you don't want to miss this one!!
May 30, 2019 12:08:27 #
May 30, 2019 13:49:58 #
More than twenty photographers over the past two weeks have photographed this friendly calliope hummingbird perching in a small group of thorny bushes that he calls home. As he perches on various favorite twigs in the bush, we get different looks from time to time. He is so used to us that he will perch within feet of people, but, of course my lenses don't focus that close as the twig tops are about six feet high, and the thorns keep me out.
This images are made with a Canon 1DX Mark II, Canon 600mm III, a 1.4x tele, and a 25mm extension tube behind that to let it focus a little closer. When my group leaves on Saturday, I will then have time to try out new ideas with the new Canon gear I bought.
This images are made with a Canon 1DX Mark II, Canon 600mm III, a 1.4x tele, and a 25mm extension tube behind that to let it focus a little closer. When my group leaves on Saturday, I will then have time to try out new ideas with the new Canon gear I bought.
May 30, 2019 14:07:45 #
choward_ab wrote:
Hey John,
Fantastic workshop, my wife and I loved every minute and got some great shots and what a spectacular location! What a great experience.
Thanks so much.
Hedge hoggers, you don't want to miss this one!!
Fantastic workshop, my wife and I loved every minute and got some great shots and what a spectacular location! What a great experience.
Thanks so much.
Hedge hoggers, you don't want to miss this one!!
Thanks so much. The hummers have cooperated tremendously for three weeks now and all of my groups were fantastic. I work the groups hard, they get tired, but they learn so much!
May 30, 2019 14:48:21 #
Amen to all that , John
Glad to hear you had a good run, wish we could have photographed the little Calliope!
Glad to hear you had a good run, wish we could have photographed the little Calliope!
May 30, 2019 15:37:08 #
Great Hummer images. I also like the pair. To get them both in focus is quite an accomplishment. Ah, I remember the days of fine tuning my Canon lenses. Sure glad I don't have to go thru that guesswork any longer. Not necessary with mirrorless Sony's, at least some of them. If you consider going mirrorless, get. your hands on an A9. IMO, equivalent of better than 1DX.
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May 30, 2019 22:21:08 #
The photos of the birds themselves are excellent. The ones with the foliage included, less so. The blurry, out of focus flower really detracts from the in-focus bird.
I know you're a pro and you most likely realize this. You also didn't ask for any kind of critique, so I may be way out of line here.
I realize your post is more about giving us info on microadjusting for focus and I appreciate that. However, because you are so good at that, I think the fact that the flower is out of focus is even more glaring.
I know you're a pro and you most likely realize this. You also didn't ask for any kind of critique, so I may be way out of line here.
I realize your post is more about giving us info on microadjusting for focus and I appreciate that. However, because you are so good at that, I think the fact that the flower is out of focus is even more glaring.
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