404 Error Page Not Found Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 5:38 PM Dale H. Cook <radiot...@plymouthcolony.net> wrote: > Here are some of my first video clips of my ruby-throated hummingbirds. > They are pretty crude - although I sometimes ran studio video cameras > back in the NTSC days that was 20 years ago, and shooting video with a > K-70 is much different. For my next experiments I will probably use > aperture priority for depth of field. > > I have at least four hummers in my feeder. I had no adults this spring, > but a few weeks ago I got two juvenile males and a juvenile female > (based on behavior). About a week ago I got an adult male from a > neighboring yard. The pecking order among the males appears to be > juvenile #1, adult, juvenile #2. > > Juvenile male #1 and the adult like perch above the feeder to chase out > lesser males. The feeder is hung from a shepherd's crook that has a bird > silhouette welded to its top. I call that "Bird On a Bird" with > apologies to Leonard Cohen. The first clip has the adult perched there > and apparently tasting the air with his tongue. > > https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/temp/Bird On a Bird.avi > > The second clip is about the birds and the bees - this juvenile has to > keep moving to avoid a bee. > > https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/temp/Bird and Bee.avi > > When I play that one online VLC complains about a damaged index but will > play it. > > The third clip shows the adult male dining, then chasing out juvenile > male #2 when he wants to eat. > > https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/temp/Get Outta Here.avi > > I can see that I have a long way to go before I start getting what I > consider decent quality videos. I am saving up for some longer glass > which should help. > -- > Dale H. Cook, decades as 35mm SLR photographer, now > Pentax K-70 w/ Pentax-DA 18-270mm walking-around lens > https://plymouthcolony.net/photos/index.html > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
