I think I took my best hummingbird photo ever today!
May 22, 2019 10:20:29 #
May 22, 2019 10:31:46 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
Davethehiker wrote:
I spent many hours just taking this photo. My camera overheated for the first time ever! I took the photo I was after.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
Fantastic!
Time well spent.
Steve
May 22, 2019 10:38:32 #
Davethehiker wrote:
I spent many hours just taking this photo. My camera overheated for the first time ever! I took the photo I was after.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
Great shot of the Hummingbird.
May 22, 2019 11:11:37 #
May 22, 2019 11:24:36 #
Davethehiker wrote:
I spent many hours just taking this photo. My camera overheated for the first time ever! I took the photo I was after.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
A truly outstanding and superb photograph Dave, could possibly win any contest it was entered in, great job and persistence, it paid off.
May 22, 2019 11:26:36 #
G Rissler wrote:
Wow, that is an amazing photo. Great catch!
Thanks. I have many more equally good photos that I have taken over the past few days. I have not even began post processing the RAW images. Very PP little was done on this image.
I was looking at all my images like this that I saved in Lightroom. I can keep busy for a few days playing with them.
May 22, 2019 11:38:30 #
May 22, 2019 11:38:42 #
May 22, 2019 11:41:09 #
May 22, 2019 12:25:29 #
Very nice, Dave! Bravo Zulu! Iām thinking this one is a keeper? š
May 22, 2019 12:32:55 #
May 22, 2019 12:53:02 #
Davethehiker wrote:
I spent many hours just taking this photo. My camera overheated for the first time ever! I took the photo I was after.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
Your female ruby throat has pollen on her beak, not nectar. Still an awesome catch, very nicely done. Composition is well done, but with birds that can be luck. Your investment of time was productive. Overheating? Live view can do that when used for long periods. Care to relate the details? I use it primarily for focus then shut not off. Never experienced overheating.
May 22, 2019 12:59:43 #
Davethehiker wrote:
I spent many hours just taking this photo. My camera overheated for the first time ever! I took the photo I was after.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
Cracking capture Dave,
Geoff
May 22, 2019 13:51:48 #
davidrb wrote:
Your female ruby throat has pollen on her beak, not nectar. Still an awesome catch, very nicely done. Composition is well done, but with birds that can be luck. Your investment of time was productive. Overheating? Live view can do that when used for long periods. Care to relate the details? I use it primarily for focus then shut not off. Never experienced overheating.
Yes, the live view was on for many hours (about six). When the battery went dead I would quickly replace it with a charged one. I did not notice any error message. The camera suddenly lost the ability to lock on to focus. I turned the camera off for about ten minutes. When I turned it back on the problem was gone. Actually, I could do like you if I wanted to save battery power. I use the live view to compose the shot and make note of where the focus spots are located. I then sit down in a chair next to the camera while I look out an open window at the birds feeding. I have a long cable shutter release in my hand. When the bird get in the right place where I know the camera will be able to focus, I press and hold the shutter release button. The camera and flash then takes a rapid series of photos.
May 22, 2019 14:18:06 #
Davethehiker wrote:
I spent many hours just taking this photo. My camera overheated for the first time ever! I took the photo I was after.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
If you download then magnify you will be able to see a drop of nectar on her beak and her tongue sticking out.
Great catch Dave
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