First hummingbird (not that good)
Aug 22, 2020 19:50:19 #
Fast, backlit, not the best PP skills—this won't win any awards, but it was the only hummer I saw all day and the first I ever captured. I hope I will improve over time! Feel free to share any tips; I could use them.
Aug 22, 2020 20:11:15 #
Hummers are tough to learn, Ben. Keep at it. You'll get better as you go. This one is better than my first one.
Aug 22, 2020 20:24:38 #
Aug 23, 2020 10:35:37 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Fast, backlit, not the best PP skills—this won't win any awards, but it was the only hummer I saw all day and the first I ever captured. I hope I will improve over time! Feel free to share any tips; I could use them.
With some subjects the first is the most difficult to capture. You're over that hump, now go get more shots. Time and patience are major requirements. Sometimes I will sit for hours waiting for something that never arrives, while other times the birds are waiting for me to set up. Photography can be fickle, very fickle. It is also very time-consuming. Sometimes the results are very well worth the wait. Do not fear taking TOO many shots! That never happens. Hummers generally are NOT afraid of people, as long as people do not make sudden, threatening movements towards them. They will threaten you just as a test. Flash will drive them far away. Do not fear their advances, they will fly very close to you if you remain still. Hummers are very social characters but will fight one another at any moment. They are very territorial.
Aug 23, 2020 10:44:29 #
davidrb wrote:
With some subjects the first is the most difficult... (show quote)
Thank you for all the great advice, David!
Aug 23, 2020 17:24:45 #
My first and foremost advice for hummers is don't allow the feeder in the frame. Grow some hummer friendly plants or buy potted. Sit in a comfortable chair about 20-30 feet away from the flowers and let them get used to your presence. Shoot away! In my experience they couldn't care less about flash but I rarely use it. Sometimes reflectors work well.
Aug 23, 2020 17:25:12 #
My first and foremost advice for hummers is don't allow the feeder in the frame. Grow some hummer friendly plants or buy potted. Sit in a comfortable chair about 20-30 feet away from the flowers and let them get used to your presence. Shoot away! In my experience they couldn't care less about flash but I rarely use it. Sometimes reflectors work well.
Aug 23, 2020 17:45:16 #
Retired CPO wrote:
My first and foremost advice for hummers is don't allow the feeder in the frame. Grow some hummer friendly plants or buy potted. Sit in a comfortable chair about 20-30 feet away from the flowers and let them get used to your presence. Shoot away! In my experience they couldn't care less about flash but I rarely use it. Sometimes reflectors work well.
Thank you, Chief!
Aug 30, 2020 09:04:16 #
Sep 1, 2020 18:34:48 #
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