rxtech35

Goals...... beautiful shots!

ronpier Loc: Poland Ohio

Amazing and awesome photos. Great set!!

water falls Loc: Green Bay,Wi

Great series!!

JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

An excellent series. You did very well in stopping the hummers wings. Lighting, sharpness and depth perception is outstanding. Mahalo for sharing.

Mister H Loc: Michigan

I'm always amazed how people on this sight are able to get shots like this. Care to share the rest of your setting info for us in training. Great job.

Hsch39 Loc: Northbrook, Illinois

First of all you need a lot of patience. Hummingbirds are not waiting for you, you have to wait for them. I shoot my Hummingbirds at the Chicago Botanic Garden (in Glencoe IL) and they have 100's of plants Hummingbirds like. I will shoot between 8-11AM with plenty of sunshine behind me. Sometimes it takes 15 -20 min before one shows up in my location. I don't use a tripod for the Hummingbirds, you never know were they will feed. I bought a 12" chair to rest on, which helps my legs, also it keeps the camera about the same hight as the plants, so I don't shoot down on the birds. After I determined the best exposure settings , including the ISO, I put the camera in manual. Focusing is a little more tricky. I tried all settings, but now I like single point - one shot focusing the best. In this situation I don't use the back focusing button. I will do 4-6 burst shots in continuous shooting at a time, and then refocus. This is how I shoot my Hummingbirds. Again, you need a lot of patience.

Guyserman Loc: Benton, AR

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Amen!