Hummers
Jul 26, 2013 18:01:08 #
Jul 26, 2013 18:15:14 #
Nice pics but you need a strobe flash to freeze the action of the wings. Also, if one ever wishes to use pictures of humming birds in competition you may not show them at feeders or even cultivated flowers - judges in Nature photography are very strict on this.
Jul 26, 2013 18:19:06 #
Jul 26, 2013 18:35:39 #
Thank you Re, they are a challenge to catch, this one and another were fighting over rights to the feeder before I sat up the camera sighs oh well another day maybe .
Jul 26, 2013 18:37:16 #
Thanks John but I don't do competitions, is for my pleasure and to share with others who enjoy a good bird now n then .
Jul 26, 2013 18:37:47 #
Just keep trying, I love taking photo's of them! Be patient you'll get your moment! They are so funny how they fight to protect their nectar source! My goal is to get a photo of them in dispute in the same shot.....wish me luck!
Jul 26, 2013 18:46:28 #
I have seen them chase one another off but today was the first time to see them actually challenge each other right at the feeder, don't think my 150-500mm big sig is the lens to use for those shots .
Jul 26, 2013 22:25:30 #
This makes 3 very nice sets. Fun to just sit and watch too. Some tomes I forget I have my camera.:):)
Erv
Erv
Jul 26, 2013 23:02:40 #
Thanks Erv, nice shots of the deer, mine stay almost a 1/4 mile back in the woods in the shadows of the woods so even with the big sig and the 2x converter is hard to get them in focus.
Jul 26, 2013 23:35:39 #
Thank you! I have been feeding them for a while now. Trying to get them use to me being around. But working full time and putting in some longer hours has been getting in the ways.:):) I just started sitting out in the yard. So far so good. Tomorrow I am going to try a throw them a few apples to see what happens.:):)
Erv
Erv
dooragdragon wrote:
Thanks Erv, nice shots of the deer, mine stay almost a 1/4 mile back in the woods in the shadows of the woods so even with the big sig and the 2x converter is hard to get them in focus.
Jul 26, 2013 23:45:29 #
I didn't mean any harmful criticism. I've got visitors at my feeder too and find them beautiful, amazing little guys. At least one is a Ruby - throated hummer and the green color is almost iridescent. Sometimes they wander into my garage, attracted to the fluoros I guess. They can scare you when they fly near and you don't see them at first but you hear this low pitched humming - like a huge wasp.
I've tried using flash to freeze the wing motion - not very successfully. I set the camera at say 1/500 and the flash to auto but for some reason the camera wants to reset itself to a lower speed and still get a bit of blur. I've attached my best shot so far but hoping to catch the little guy at a real flower some day!
I've tried using flash to freeze the wing motion - not very successfully. I set the camera at say 1/500 and the flash to auto but for some reason the camera wants to reset itself to a lower speed and still get a bit of blur. I've attached my best shot so far but hoping to catch the little guy at a real flower some day!
Jul 27, 2013 03:07:30 #
No offense taken, its my form of relaxation to take photos of whatever happens to perk my intrest and share with others like minded.
I like to experiment with different things in some shots just to see what it looks like .
Nice shot of the hummer.
I like to experiment with different things in some shots just to see what it looks like .
Nice shot of the hummer.
Jul 27, 2013 03:26:46 #
Jul 27, 2013 03:26:55 #
Jul 27, 2013 07:31:22 #
Hummers are very challenging and rewarding to shoot, with a camera of course.
My best shots were taken on a tripod with the camera prefocused on an area where the birds normally feed. I the used a remote shutter release from in the house. I used as high SS as possible with an f-stop in the 11-16 range and AI servo to take several shots at a time. The results were well worth the energy and time taken to set it up.
Very nice shots by the way.
My best shots were taken on a tripod with the camera prefocused on an area where the birds normally feed. I the used a remote shutter release from in the house. I used as high SS as possible with an f-stop in the 11-16 range and AI servo to take several shots at a time. The results were well worth the energy and time taken to set it up.
Very nice shots by the way.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.