First Attempt at Hummers
Sep 2, 2021 09:27:57 #
I have been getting a lot a of attentition from our local Humming birds. I though I would give it a go. They are difficult to say the least.
Let me know if you have any suggestions...
Shot with Nikon D810 used two different lens. Nikon 70 -200 f2.8 and Sigma 150-500 . ISO 64 to 200 as the light changed F 2.8 on the Nikon and f6.3 on the Sigma at 500mm shot at about 12 ft.
These are from over 400 frames shot and they are cropped to eliminate the background
Bob
Let me know if you have any suggestions...
Shot with Nikon D810 used two different lens. Nikon 70 -200 f2.8 and Sigma 150-500 . ISO 64 to 200 as the light changed F 2.8 on the Nikon and f6.3 on the Sigma at 500mm shot at about 12 ft.
These are from over 400 frames shot and they are cropped to eliminate the background
Bob
Sep 2, 2021 10:08:43 #
Sep 2, 2021 10:10:02 #
blue-ultra wrote:
I have been getting a lot a of attentition from our local Humming birds. I though I would give it a go. They are difficult to say the least.
Let me know if you have any suggestions...
Shot with Nikon D810 used two different lens. Nikon 70 -200 f2.8 and Sigma 150-500 . ISO 64 to 200 as the light changed F 2.8 on the Nikon and f6.3 on the Sigma at 500mm shot at about 12 ft.
These are from over 400 frames shot and they are cropped to eliminate the background
Bob
Let me know if you have any suggestions...
Shot with Nikon D810 used two different lens. Nikon 70 -200 f2.8 and Sigma 150-500 . ISO 64 to 200 as the light changed F 2.8 on the Nikon and f6.3 on the Sigma at 500mm shot at about 12 ft.
These are from over 400 frames shot and they are cropped to eliminate the background
Bob
Higher shutter speed if you want to stop the action of the wings. You did not state shutter speed. Try 1/2000 to 1/4000 s.
Sep 2, 2021 10:13:21 #
Sep 2, 2021 10:43:26 #
1/250 is way too slow for your shutter speed. Even though they may be hovering any little movement caused by wind or other factors will blur your shot. Nice first try, though.
Sep 2, 2021 13:10:55 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice. That's a pretty feeder.
Jerry at Walmart 10 bucks. The Hummers like it to. Real glas
Sep 2, 2021 13:11:52 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Higher shutter speed if you want to stop the action of the wings. You did not state shutter speed. Try 1/2000 to 1/4000 s.
Thank you. Good suggestion...
Sep 2, 2021 15:43:33 #
Pretty nice but the camera grabbed focus on the feeder more often than on the hummer. If you must let the feeder into the frame you might use spot focus to get the hummer in sharper focus. In my opinion it's best not to let the feeder appear in the frame. I agree that 250/sec shutter speed is a bit slow but I think that the shots are better with some wing motion so I usually go with around 1000/sec depending on how much wing motion you want to see. If you intend to continue shooting hummers, I strongly suggest that you plant flowers that produce nectar to attract the hummers to a natural setting.
Sep 2, 2021 16:48:44 #
blue-ultra wrote:
I have been getting a lot a of attentition from our local Humming birds. I though I would give it a go. They are difficult to say the least.
Let me know if you have any suggestions...
Shot with Nikon D810 used two different lens. Nikon 70 -200 f2.8 and Sigma 150-500 . ISO 64 to 200 as the light changed F 2.8 on the Nikon and f6.3 on the Sigma at 500mm shot at about 12 ft.
These are from over 400 frames shot and they are cropped to eliminate the background
Bob
Let me know if you have any suggestions...
Shot with Nikon D810 used two different lens. Nikon 70 -200 f2.8 and Sigma 150-500 . ISO 64 to 200 as the light changed F 2.8 on the Nikon and f6.3 on the Sigma at 500mm shot at about 12 ft.
These are from over 400 frames shot and they are cropped to eliminate the background
Bob
What a beautiful sequence ⭐⭐🏆⭐⭐
Sep 3, 2021 06:22:29 #
Sep 3, 2021 06:43:28 #
With the available light moving up the shutter speed introduced a lot of noise. I did what I could to remove it. But you are correct moving up the shutter speed does improve the wing resolution. Thank you...
Bob
Bob
Sep 3, 2021 11:26:02 #
Sep 3, 2021 15:50:38 #
Sep 4, 2021 08:12:09 #
I agree 100 percent wih Retired CPO. Some wing blur is good and flowers are even better. I have canna lilys and a butterfly bush. Both work great.
Sep 4, 2021 13:30:38 #
blue-ultra wrote:
I have been getting a lot a of attentition from our local Humming birds. I though I would give it a go. They are difficult to say the least.
Let me know if you have any suggestions...
Shot with Nikon D810 used two different lens. Nikon 70 -200 f2.8 and Sigma 150-500 . ISO 64 to 200 as the light changed F 2.8 on the Nikon and f6.3 on the Sigma at 500mm shot at about 12 ft.
These are from over 400 frames shot and they are cropped to eliminate the background
Bob
Let me know if you have any suggestions...
Shot with Nikon D810 used two different lens. Nikon 70 -200 f2.8 and Sigma 150-500 . ISO 64 to 200 as the light changed F 2.8 on the Nikon and f6.3 on the Sigma at 500mm shot at about 12 ft.
These are from over 400 frames shot and they are cropped to eliminate the background
Bob
Nice set! Shutter speeds of 4000 and up freeze the wing action. Sometimes, as in your images, a bit of wing blur is kewl! Thanx for sharing!
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