So I've finally got some hummingbirds at my feeder on a regular basis.
Who know how to capture them? (photographically, honest)
Care to share tips?
Cory
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I have some in my garden. I'm going to try to shoot them the same way
I shoot dragonflies. My A400/5.6 handheld with the Sigma 500 Super
flash and Kirk Xtender. I'll probably shoot at something like 5.6 @
1000th, ISO 400, depending, of course, on the light. I may also try
with the 400 and a
Set up on the feeder and wait.
You can try to use flash to freeze them but I don't care for that look.
I'm not a big fan of feeder pictures. At the camera clinic last August, the GFM
staff changed out the feeder (that the hummingbirds were used to) for some
flowers in a vase. You might try tha
Do you own a camera with "snap-in focus" or what's sometimes called,
"trap focus"?
I got several shots of them by this method, but nothing worth bringing
out in the light of day. Persistence was lacking during my Hummingbird
period.
If you don't receive further advice or want me to elaborate, let m
I just posted a response to your question, but I want to, also, suggest
that you consider placing some cut blossoms on/around the feeder to
possibly include in a future crop.
Tried with and without high-speed flash.
Jack
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> So I've finally got some hummingb
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From: "cbwaters"
Subject: Hummingbird help
> So I've finally got some hummingbirds at my feeder on a regular basis.
> Who know how to capture them? (photographically, honest)
> Care to share tips?
Set up your camera in a blind focus on
You could always use Audubons method
cbwaters wrote:
>So I've finally got some hummingbirds at my feeder on a regular basis.
>Who know how to capture them? (photographically, honest)
>Care to share tips?
>
>Cory
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"P. J. Alling" wrote:
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> You could always use Audubons method
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> cbwaters wrote:
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> >So I've finally got some hummingbirds at my feeder on a regular basis.
> >Who know how to capture them? (photographically, honest)
> >Care to share tips?
> >
> >Cory
> >
> >
ouch!
not
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So I've finally got some hummingbirds at my feeder on a regular basis.
Who know how to capture them? (photographically, honest)
Care to sh
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From: "Tom C"
Subject: RE: Hummingbird help
> I don't quite understand why a flash is viewed as needed when their
> wings typically beat < 100 times per second. It would seem that
> shutter
> speed alone would capture it (though
William Robb wrote:
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> From: "Tom C"
> Subject: RE: Hummingbird help
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>>I don't quite understand why a flash is viewed as needed when their
>>wings typically beat < 100 times per second. It would seem that
een some very good Hummer pictures with blurred
wings.
Don
William Robb wrote:
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> From: "Tom C"
> Subject: RE: Hummingbird help
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>> I don't quite understand why a flash is viewed as needed when their
>> wings typically
On Aug 22, 2006, at 8:42 AM, Don Williams wrote:
> Right. They move up 3 inches and down 3 inches 100 times per second.
> This means they average about 50 feet per second. But, of course, the
> wings stop at the end of each up and down beat and accelerate/
> decelerate
> to the end of the next,
Bob Shell wrote:
> On Aug 22, 2006, at 8:42 AM, Don Williams wrote:
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>> Right. They move up 3 inches and down 3 inches 100 times per second.
>> This means they average about 50 feet per second. But, of course, the
>> wings stop at the end of each up and down beat and accelerate/
>> decelerat
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From: "Tom C"
Subject: RE: Hummingbird help
> I don't quite understand why a flash is viewed as needed when their
> wings typically beat < 100 times per second. It would seem that
> shutter
> speed alone would capture it (though I'
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