I have my eye on you, mister macro lens... This photo does it. I have been using every lens I own to see which is the best to photograph hummingbirds. Every lens works and everyone is...

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Jul 13, 2019 13:20:00 #

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

This photo does it. I have been using every lens I own to see which is the best to photograph hummingbirds. Every lens works and everyone is a little different. I think my favorites are the cz 85mm f/4 and the Sony 100mm f/2.8 macro. This one was taken with the macro.

For some reason I do not understand the 100mm macro does not pass on the distance from the camera to the subject that the lens was focused on? DxO Photolab 2 claims that having this distance helps make better image. I could never see the difference myself. The Sony 100mm macro has all the contacts needed to pass on the distance information but does not do it. Perhaps it has something to do with it being a "Macro" lens, or maybe I have a faulty copy of the lens?!

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Jul 13, 2019 13:37:21 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Spectacular photo. Thanks for posting.

Dennis

Jul 13, 2019 13:39:29 #

drivered Loc: Capital District, NY

Great image. Thanks for sharing.

Jul 13, 2019 13:44:29 #

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

drivered wrote:

Great image. Thanks for sharing.

dennis2146 wrote:

Spectacular photo. Thanks for posting.

Dennis

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the photo.

Jul 13, 2019 14:28:49 #

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Oh my. The IQ and detail on the bird may be the best I have seen on one of your hummers, and that is a hard thing to do considering your normal IQ.

Jul 13, 2019 15:28:57 #

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

robertjerl wrote:

Oh my. The IQ and detail on the bird may be the best I have seen on one of your hummers, and that is a hard thing to do considering your normal IQ.

Thank you Robert. I have narrowed down the number of lenses that I'm going to use. Today I'm using one of the first lenses I bought when I first went digital, the Sony 100mm f/2.8.

I have some more ideas I want to try today. I'm going to add another flash in line with the camera. The more direct the light is pointing at the bird, the more intense the colors will be. I have a home made Fresnel lens that I have used to put light into an eagle next on the other side of a lake. I'm going to use to extend the reach of a flash that is actually behind my camera. I'm also going to turn my f-stop one stop to f/16.

I'm taking a break now because the sun shine is beating directly on my hummer trap. The hummingbirds will become more active as the sun starts to set. They like to chow down just before it gets dark. They will become more active and make more trips to my feeder.

Jul 13, 2019 17:01:01 #

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Awesome.

Jul 14, 2019 06:38:53 #

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

Davethehiker wrote:

This photo does it. I have been using every lens I... (show quote)

Nice shot Dave

Jul 14, 2019 08:19:59 #

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

IMHO this is your best Hummer pic EVER!!!
I just Love it.
Smile,
Jimmy T Sends
Bravo Zulu

Jul 14, 2019 08:26:25 #

Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx

Jul 14, 2019 08:27:16 #

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

Jimmy T wrote:

IMHO this is your best Hummer pic EVER!!!
I just Love it.
Smile,
Jimmy T Sends
Bravo Zulu

I agree with you. I have been making some clean up of details in this photo, that no one besides me would ever notice.

Chances are that enter this photo in my camera club's annual contest next year.

Jul 14, 2019 09:29:58 #

lensbaby007 Loc: Ohio

Davethehiker wrote:

This photo does it. I have been using every lens I... (show quote)

Dave, you certainly have put a lot of time and effort into your hummingbird photography, and it has most certainly paid off! This photo is outstanding!

Jul 14, 2019 09:59:30 #