Hummer and Cape Honey Suckle
May 8, 2018 00:01:34 #
Well I tried to get a good picture. But this bird seemed to be determined to set a new record for most blossoms sampled in the least time. The 100-400 mk2 and the 80D are not slow focusing but they couldn't keep up with this bird. By the time they focused it had moved on. This is as close as I came to getting good sharp shot during the less than 2 minutes it was around the plant, and it must have sampled at least 12-15 blooms in that time. It did stay at one for about 10 seconds, but it was on the far side of the plant and all I could see was the top of its head and an occasional blurred wing tip.
But the flowers are just getting started and the other plant is getting buds also. More chances in the near future. I may set up with tripod and flash on high speed sync to catch them. And yes the flowers look weird, they were back lite and sort of glowing, I tried to tone them down to match the other colors and this was the result.
But the flowers are just getting started and the other plant is getting buds also. More chances in the near future. I may set up with tripod and flash on high speed sync to catch them. And yes the flowers look weird, they were back lite and sort of glowing, I tried to tone them down to match the other colors and this was the result.
May 8, 2018 00:17:02 #
May 8, 2018 00:33:01 #
May 8, 2018 01:19:11 #
They are difficult and frustrating boogers to photograph aren't they? I think flying hummers have the worst keeper to delete ratio of any of my subjects. The only solution, in my opinion, is to make 100 exposures when you can and expect to keep about 2 of them.
May 8, 2018 02:33:03 #
May 8, 2018 02:34:30 #
patrick43 wrote:
Personally, Robert I would be perfectly happy with that shot.
Thank you I happen to be a detail freak, I want to count the hairs on their mites in the feathers.
May 8, 2018 02:36:40 #
Retired CPO wrote:
They are difficult and frustrating boogers to photograph aren't they? I think flying hummers have the worst keeper to delete ratio of any of my subjects. The only solution, in my opinion, is to make 100 exposures when you can and expect to keep about 2 of them.
Sounds about right.
But, have you tried butterflies in flight? (or dragon flies, they come in, buzz my pool and are gone before I can think "came...." "ah, never mind".
May 8, 2018 04:58:35 #
May 8, 2018 05:21:00 #
May 8, 2018 06:27:41 #
robertjerl wrote:
Well I tried to get a good picture. But this bird... (show quote)
Jerry, excellent photo.
Greg
May 8, 2018 13:41:57 #
May 8, 2018 13:42:22 #
Country Boy wrote:
Just enough blur to make it a realistic action shot - job well done!
Thank You
May 8, 2018 13:42:48 #
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