On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Mark Roberts <m...@robertstech.com> wrote: > Tanya Love wrote: > >>Holy cow Mark, how the heck did you do this: >> >>http://www.robertstech.com/pages/fotoblog/7d904208.htm >> >>That is GORGEOUS! >> >>I keep thinking of you at GFM stalking those little hummingbirds! It was so >>worth it! That shot is awesome. > > Oh, by the way... > The serious answer to your "how did you do it" question is: > * K20D > * FA*300/2.8 lens plus 2x teleconverter > * Tripod > * An afternoon spent taking about 500 shots of hummingbirds feeding at > these hostas in order to get 3-4 decent shots
I remember trying to shoot the birds at your friends cabin. Spent what, over an hour to get 1-2. I guess that's a decent rate then. :-) Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
