humming bird

[dbaker1221]

A few more shots that I took the other day. Of course it was cloudy & raining.
http://snapshotz.smugmug.com/photos/93240978-M.jpg

http://snapshotz.smugmug.com/photos/93240926-M.jpg
I think someone got a little testy about having their photo taken.
http://snapshotz.smugmug.com/photos/93240568-M.jpg

[Swartzy]

Me likes em! Can't say I've sucessfully shot my hummngbird yet. While doing macro the other day, one flew very close to me and hovered but was trying to shoot from the hip (literally) and all I got was a backlit pic. Very nice work.

[gluwater]

Good sharpness, great backgrounds, but do you have any that are not on a feeder?

[dbaker1221]

I have not been able to catch him away from the feeder yet. That is big time on my list.

[Dick on Aruba]

Nice series.

Some will remove the support-bar from the feeder so the hummer have to stay in the air. That way you can snap them "in the air". A good tripod will be a big help in that case.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

[Ric Grupe]

Nice series.

Some will remove the support-bar from the feeder so the hummer have to stay in the air. That way you can snap them "in the air". A good tripod will be a big help in that case.

Thanks for sharing.

Dick.

:agree with Dick....good advice.

Good pics! (I have none of these Hummers :cry )

[raptorcaptor]

Nice set of photos! :thumb I like the second one best with the lighter green background.

[stephiewilliams]

Nice shots, I like the second one best, although the last one with the bird getting testy about having his photo taken is pretty funny.

[Harryb]

Good set :thumb

[dbaker1221]

great Idea Dick! Thanks.

[David Taylor]

:thumb for the 2nd. Keep 'em coming!

[Brooks P]

What I do is focus in on the feeder and wait for one to approach. Often they will stop and hover a short distance away. The lens should be pretty close to being focused so there shouldn’t be a lot of hunting. Flash helps, the flash will freeze the motion of the bird and sometimes even freeze the wings, and sometimes it won’t – depends where the wings are in their arch. If you get the feeder or part of the feeder you may be able to crop it out. Keep at it, you’ll find what works and what doesn’t, at least that’s what I keep telling myself.