rdjustus Loc: Southwest Virginia

These little birds are so entertaining but hard for me to photograph, any tips appreciated, I have a Nikon D7100 and Nikkor 200-500 lens

repleo Loc: Boston

Look up Davethehiker in the user list and click on his topics. He has been posting some good tips and things that work for him over the last couple of months.

rdjustus Loc: Southwest Virginia

Thank you!!

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Start small. Set up close to and near a feeder. Isolate on one and only one feature or area of the birds. If your goal is to freeze the wings while the bird is in flight you will need and incredibly high shutter speed, around 1/3000 of a sec. and lots of light. If that is not your immediate goal use more conventional shutter speeds. Hummers are not afraid of you, they will attack if provoked. Most often their attacks on people are scare tactics. Learn as much as possible about the birds and their habits. Now comes the most difficult part. As with any wildlife shooting you will need to invest hours of your time to obtain maybe a few good keepers. Hummers differ from that only in their speed. They can disappear from your viewfinder while you watch and you never see them move. Chasing a hummer is a waste of your time. As stated, start small. Let them come to you, they will. Learn patience, lots of it. One final thought, hummers DO fly and feed in the rain.

rdjustus Loc: Southwest Virginia

Thank you so much davidrb.