Backyard Humming Birds...

DreadnoteDreadnote Registered Users Posts: 634 Major grins
edited July 9, 2012 in Wildlife
Since I remembered that I hadn't put up the humming bird feeders, I went ahead and put them up on Saturday. By this morning the little guys had found them. Haven't really attempted to shoot them before, so any C&C and tips would be greatly appreciated.

These were shot using a D300s, 70-200mm lens and an Einstein with a beauty dish w/sock. I can't say that I chose the BD for any reason other than that it was handy.

Thanks in advance for the comments.

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  • deb22deb22 Registered Users Posts: 428 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2012
    I would say your" attempt" was very successful. These are fantastic, The 1st is my fav. I hope to see more in the future.
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  • OstravaczechOstravaczech Registered Users Posts: 45 Big grins
    edited July 4, 2012
    Wow! Beautiful shots!
  • DreadnoteDreadnote Registered Users Posts: 634 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2012
    deb22 wrote: »
    I would say your" attempt" was very successful. These are fantastic, The 1st is my fav. I hope to see more in the future.
    Ostravaczech wrote: »
    Wow! Beautiful shots!

    Thanks guys! I appreciate it.

    This weekend (hopefully) I'll have some time to camp out a bit and try to get two birds in the same frame. They are always fighting with each other trying to drive one another away from their favorite spot. So I'm hoping to be able to catch it. Time will tell.
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  • jsmileyjsmiley Registered Users Posts: 222 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2012
    Wow!!!!!wings.gifbowdown.gif
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  • ZanottiZanotti Registered Users Posts: 1,411 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2012
    Double wow. Remote trigger?
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  • DreadnoteDreadnote Registered Users Posts: 634 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2012
    Zanotti wrote: »
    Double wow. Remote trigger?

    Well, at the moment I'm sitting really still next to the tripod with a cable release, although I do have a couple of PW's. I'll look into finding the right cable to hook them up for a remote release.
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2012
    deb22 wrote: »
    I would say your" attempt" was very successful. These are fantastic, The 1st is my fav. I hope to see more in the future.

    +1

    I'm impressed!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2012
    Narvelous set. :thimb
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  • DreadnoteDreadnote Registered Users Posts: 634 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2012
    Although the idea of capturing two hummingbirds in one frame as they bicker over the best feeding locations is proving to be considerably more difficult than I originally imagined, it is still a blast to watch these guys in the early evening as they feed, fight, and play. Here are a couple more I was playing with...

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