Hummingbird settings
Sep 8, 2022 11:30:48 #
Sep 8, 2022 11:41:12 #
Sep 8, 2022 13:12:45 #
Change your shutter speed to a faster value such as 1/1000 or faster. Set your aperture and iso to give a proper exposure at the fast shutter speed. This should stop all motion in your pics.
Sep 8, 2022 16:27:41 #
If you want to learn about BIF, Check out MattK.com. He has a course that will teach you everything you need to know to get sharp photos. As for camera settings and gear: Use the longest lenses you have, use manual mode, set your ISO to Auto, set your F-stop to it's lowest setting, eg, F4.5, 5.6, 6.3, ect ect. and shutter speed 3200. You will get great pictures. I also use Topaz Noise AI. Happy shooting.
Joe W.
Joe W.
Sep 8, 2022 19:36:14 #
Larryshuman wrote:
But with the slow 1/250 you will get large amounts of motion blur. The flash duration is around 1/25,000. Yes that will stop some action but without a good shutter speed the 1/250 will bite you in the butt.
Larry if the flash is the main light and it's 1/25,000 in duration, how are you going to get motion blur?
IF you are just using the flash to provide a tiny bit of fill, and the ambient light is your main light, in that case a reflective surface would work better than flash to provide that fill.
Sep 8, 2022 20:50:13 #
dayranch
Loc: Douglasville Georgia
Please post your best image of hummingbirds you have, that will show where your f/stop shutter speed and ISO.
Sep 8, 2022 21:06:03 #
dayranch wrote:
Please post your best image of hummingbirds you have, that will show where your f/stop shutter speed and ISO.
A UHH member -- LMG -- certainly knows how to shoot Hummingbirds. Ask Him?
Sep 8, 2022 21:38:55 #
dayranch wrote:
Please post your best image of hummingbirds you have, that will show where your f/stop shutter speed and ISO.
Here is one I took at 5:25 PM on Sept 6, 2022 in my backyard. Camera was a Nikon Z9; lens a Nikon 500mm f5.6 with the FTZ adapter. On a tripod with a Kirk Bh-3 ballhead.
Cropping was done about 50% to eliminate the feeder also in the image. Shooting data: AF-C , probably at 12 fps. Aperture Priority; auto iso; f stop at f5.6; shutter speed 1/1250; ISO 25,600. AF --Wide area, custom (vertical rectangle) with eye detection turned on. No flash.
Even though light was poor, the sensor in the Z9 has very high dynamic range.
Image was lightly processed in DXO-PL5 with Deep Prime noise reduction.
Sep 10, 2022 16:39:51 #
I have gotten results on SS on from 1/800 to 1/2000. Usually, I use 1/1000 or 1/1250, but I have been going higher lately. I like a little motion blur in the wings, so that is why I have not used really high SS. I have also used flash, Nikon has a fast pulse system on some of their cameras, so I can get flash at 1/1250 when I use a high SS.
But you are going to need a noise reduction program if you are going to use higher SS because that will require high ISO.
But you have to experment with your camera and determine what your camera is going to produce. High SS and high ISO are things that you will have to deal with.
But you are going to need a noise reduction program if you are going to use higher SS because that will require high ISO.
But you have to experment with your camera and determine what your camera is going to produce. High SS and high ISO are things that you will have to deal with.
Sep 10, 2022 18:32:59 #
AzatVi
Loc: AZ
Good advice, hummers are both friendly and curious. I have had them fly right up to me for a good look when out walking.
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