Hard to Capture, Hummingbirds
Aug 6, 2012 13:41:48 #
Well after the advice of many on this forum, I have been photographing my little Hummingbirds. I have used various camera settings and don't really like using ISO 800, but it does help to stop the motion. I don't know what the solution is to this? I'm getting pretty good at photographing them on the perch, but in flight is still a challenge. Comments are appreciated. Also, my birds fight non-stop, do yours? Thank you, Cheryl
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Aug 6, 2012 19:53:23 #
Don't see a whole lot wrong with these photo's, what camera and settings did you use?
Aug 6, 2012 19:55:29 #
Very nice shots. And, yes, mine fight a lot too. In fact they seem to be doing it more lately.
Aug 7, 2012 01:05:08 #
Thank you. I pretty much set my Canon T3i on a tripod, use a remote and 580EX II flash. I put it on ISO 800, and try to use a shutter speed of 1/800 or 1/1000, if the flash is not used. If the flash is used, it fires automatically at 1/200. Nornally, the f-stop is around f8 or f5.6. I also played around with -1 exposure which gives the photo a deeper color and not so bright. As you can see, I'm definitely experimenting and haven't settled on a fail-safe setting for all situations.
But, the thing I don't like is the grainy look the background gets. Is that because I am using a high ISO? thanks for your comments Cheryl
But, the thing I don't like is the grainy look the background gets. Is that because I am using a high ISO? thanks for your comments Cheryl
Aug 7, 2012 08:20:19 #
I think you did great! I think all hummers fight. They are very territorial.
Aug 7, 2012 09:54:39 #
It looks good with the background out of focus, the main subject is the hummingbird.
Aug 7, 2012 11:29:36 #
thank you all for your replies. I love hummingbirds, just wish I didn't have to use a high ISO like 800 to capture them in flight. I'm going to try ISO 400 or ISO 200 to see what happens. I'll post my attempts later. Again, Thanks, Cheryl
Aug 7, 2012 18:20:58 #
Unfortunately you might have to stick to a high iso with how fast these things are. The problem is with the cropped sensors on the rebels they have to make the pixels smaller which shows more niose, one of the many reasons why they are so much cheaper than the full frame sensor cameras. You can get rid of the niose easily is pp but you lose a bit of detail.
Aug 9, 2012 00:54:39 #
djmarti wrote:
Unfortunately you might have to stick to a high iso with how fast these things are. The problem is with the cropped sensors on the rebels they have to make the pixels smaller which shows more niose, one of the many reasons why they are so much cheaper than the full frame sensor cameras. You can get rid of the niose easily is pp but you lose a bit of detail.
Thank you, I didn't really think about that. But, it could be because I'm cropping the image to show off the birds better. I don't think I can get much closer to the subject, I'd say I'm about 4 to 5 feet away. I'm shooting through a clear window from inside my house with the T3i on a tripod, remote, 580EX II flash, 100 macro lens. I'm hoping to save up to buy a better camera body, but until then I need to keep practicing. Thank you for your comments. Cheryl
Aug 9, 2012 20:59:42 #
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