hummingbirds: I have been too busy at work to harass the hummingbirds much this summer. Please enjoy these.

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Jul 16, 2018 23:38:39 #

sterrill Loc: missouri

I have been too busy at work to harass the hummingbirds much this summer. Please enjoy these.

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Jul 16, 2018 23:41:34 #

AlohaJim Loc: Retired. Hawaii >> N. Arizona.

sterrill wrote:

I have been too busy at work to harass the hummingbirds much this summer. Please enjoy these.

Wow!!!
These little guys dart and flitter around so quickly.
I have no idea how you manage to capture these images.
Shoot wide and crop I imagine.
Cool pics.
Thanks for sharing.
Aloha
jim

Jul 16, 2018 23:46:45 #

sterrill Loc: missouri

The process is a bit involved but involves a feeder, 4 off camera flashes, a remote release, cropping, and sometimes a little content aware fill to remove a portion of the feeder in the final pic. I stop the motion using the flashes and only use a shutter speed of 1/200 to 1/250 seconds. the flashes are set on manual at 1/32 power. I focus on the feeder with the camera or cameras on tripods. aperature at f10 and vary the iso from 100 to 400.

Jul 17, 2018 00:21:49 #

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Very nice work, great colors!

Jul 17, 2018 00:24:16 #

BB2 Loc: Sacramento CA

Sitting on my front porch one morning I had a hummingbird come right up to me and hover around checking me out. I went and got my camera and got a number of shots off before he lost interest.

Then, goofing around with Photoshop Elements I took my daughter off of her horse and gave her a whole new ride.

Her right hand was wrapped up in the reigns and gave me a problem rendering on the bird.