A few more hummers

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited September 6, 2006 in Wildlife
Actually it is the same ones from my last series.

Need a drink with breakfast...
Whats_for_breakfast.jpg

Adjusting rudder... This one came back soft, but I like the way the shot captured the white tail feathers.
Adjusting_rudder.jpg

Going in.... If you look carefully, you can see the beak begin to open.
Going_in.jpg

Swing around to the other side and off it goes....
Coming_in_fast.jpg

To land contentedly in the willow tree.
Resting_back_view_cropped.jpg

Enjoy.
Stephen
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2006
    Nice series but a bit soft.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2006
    Yes I noticed that too. I was in manual mode so I could really bump of the exposure speed and it was hand held. I think I know what my problem is though. The hummer was moving so quickly that my point of focus for the camera was something other than the hummer. That is why it (the hummer) ended up soft. I'm still learning how to shoot these little guys, but it is fun nonetheless.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2006
    Maestro wrote:
    Yes I noticed that too. I was in manual mode so I could really bump of the exposure speed and it was hand held. I think I know what my problem is though. The hummer was moving so quickly that my point of focus for the camera was something other than the hummer. That is why it (the hummer) ended up soft. I'm still learning how to shoot these little guys, but it is fun nonetheless.
    try using a flash -pre focus try ap and get you speed up or use lights and tripod then the softness will go away mwink.gif yea right but they will get better thumb.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2006
    Nice set. thumb.gif
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2006
    iloveyou.gif lovely
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2006
    jwear wrote:
    try using a flash -pre focus try ap and get you speed up or use lights and tripod then the softness will go away mwink.gif yea right but they will get better thumb.gif

    Thanks jwear. I actually did do the pre-focus, but I still need lights, at least a good flash, and a tripod! Thanks for the advice.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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