Ruby Throated Hummingbird at Rocket Larkpur

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited May 5, 2009 in Wildlife
One of my goals this season is to get more images of hummingbirds sipping nectar from various flowers. Spring migration for hummingbirds in my area is not as good as fall migration but it still can be active at times. I currently have three individuals visiting my feeders and flowers. The images below are of the male going around a rocket larkspur. The day was cloudy and drizzly so I shot this with I think a 400 ISO, fill flash powered down a stop and F5.6 which is the largest aperture I could obtain with my 1.4X TC attached to my 300mm prime.

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To my frustration the sharpest image I obtained had the hummingbird's wing obscuring its eye. Ugh! :bash
Stephen
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2009
    Nice captures anyway Stephen. thumb.gifI can totally relate rolleyes1.gif
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  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2009
    Nice work Stephen. I've yet to see a hummimngbird in my yard (that is, when I had a camera at hand :D ).
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2009
    #2 is excellent Stephen. thumb.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 4, 2009
    With some better light these would be killers, Stephen. deal.gif

    Keep at it! :D
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2009
    A worth undertaking and one I'm sure you'll succeed at thumb.gif

    and this is a good start thumb.gif
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  • luisvluisv Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited May 5, 2009
    Nice shots Stephen.
    Maybe the problem was due to the AF unit having a hard time under the low light conditions. Or maybe it could be the aperture since the DOF can be very shallow at f/5.6. Anyway, with better light I am sure you will get killer shots.
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