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DaveO

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Ruby throated hummingbird
« on: September 15, 2015, 02:26:06 »
This is a picture I took of a hummingbird out the back deck.   Nikon D 300s with Nik 70-300mm non VR lens and a Metz SuperBlaster flash. ( Metz 58 AF 2.  I think that it was at 2/60th sec, f/6.3  and ISO  500.  It's a pretty severe crop so the quality is not that great.

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Andrea B.

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Re: Ruby throated hummingbird
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2015, 03:16:50 »
But it is nice that you captured the little hummer in-hover with those interesting patches of feather iridescence.
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Re: Ruby throated hummingbird
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2015, 10:26:11 »
and I am still lusting over getting a picture of a hummingbird myself!
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Re: Ruby throated hummingbird
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2015, 00:32:30 »
Elsa, set AF-C and Ch and 9-point tracking. Then depress shutter repeatedly and keep re-focusing and shooting!!! <laughing> Sometimes spray-and-pray is helpful when dealing with tiny hovering helicopter birdies who dart about quicker than the speed of light.
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Re: Ruby throated hummingbird
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2015, 06:10:14 »
Andrea - first I would have to get CLOSE enough to one...
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Re: Ruby throated hummingbird
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2015, 07:09:16 »
it's a thrill to capture a Hummingbird !

when I have done it, the camera is triggered with a radio, so I'm out of sight, in my case the bird was getting scared with the light of the flash, or the sound of the shooter

I hope you get more chances to capture the little bird
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