I think I took my best hummingbird photo ever today!
May 22, 2019 22:00:40 #
Doxnphoto
Loc: Venice, FL
Simply amazing! Your hard work has certainly paid off. Thank you for sharing, and thanks to your wife for her patience.😄
May 22, 2019 22:35:38 #
Davethehiker wrote:
Yes, the live view was on for many hours (about si... (show quote)
Six hours is an extremely long battery life, must be a large battery. I am not able to focus on one target until a customer arrives. The mating season of the ruby throat hasn't begun here yet and several males are roosting in my feeding areas to scan the situation. They will roost for several minutes and hi speed drive gathers hundreds of images. Pictures of in-flight fuel stops will have to wait for our flowers, another 2 weeks. Until then the birds will continue to thrive on insects and any feeders they may find.. Since the birds arrived (May 10) and thru this weekend (a guess) I have incredibly bright sunlight in late afternoon, enough to utilize high shutter speeds. Early next week the leaves on the oak and maple canopies above will interfere and cut the light drastically. By then the females will begin to arrive and the chaos begins. Summer's fun comes in very tiny packages. Best of luck to you and your quest.
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May 23, 2019 07:53:29 #
davidrb wrote:
Six hours is an extremely long battery life, must be a large battery.
I just use one battery at a time but as soon as a battery dies I put in a fresh one and put the depleted one in a charger.
I'm considering tearing down my Hummer Trap and doing something else with my time. The only way I can get more interesting photos is when the hummers do aerobatic tricks for me. They have an amazing ability to twist and contort their bodies. I have the shutter mode set to continuous. I take bursts of about four shots before they fly out of frame. I like to stop their wings and I have found high shutter speed and HSS flash does not work as will for me.
I would love to photograph a male hummingbird but I have not seen one this year. I see two birds but both are females. I'm beginning to think that I must have a lesbian couple nesting in my trees.
I have not seen a male this year. I fear he has already done his job and has moved on, hanging out at some remote nectar bar with his fellow male hummers. I live in South West Pennsylvania. Does anyone know when the males will arrive, or have they already moved on?
May 23, 2019 09:12:19 #
Davethehiker wrote:
I spent many hours just taking this photo. My camera overheated for the first time ever! I took the photo I was after.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
A flying gem!
May 23, 2019 15:38:05 #
Spectacular capture. The download is terrific. Thanks for sharing.
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