humbird

Gallery: AvianPosted December 26, 2009108 views10 comments

This guy was not hard to capture. I hung a feeder outside my picture window, and for a week kept my camera mounted on a tripod and focused on this spot with a Sigma 80-400 mm. I discovered that these humming birds were pretty fearless, so I walked outside with my Sigma 105 macro mounted on my camera and hand held about two feet away for this shot.
Not a huge challenge, but a lot of fun.
Nikon D200
Sigma 105 f2.8 @ f4
1/250 sec.
100 ISO

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 26, 2009 at 5:16 PM

I like the motion blur in the wings and tail Roger, I´d give it a little more room on the left if you have it.

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Comment posted by Roger Hayden on December 26, 2009 at 6:04 PM

Ideally, I'd give this more space in front of the bird, but that would include the feeder. One photographer friend suggested setting out a variety of flowers on a table, setting up the tripod and shooting as they darted in and out. Perhaps cheating a bit, but he's gotten some great stuff that way.

Registered on November 21, 2009, 41 Posts, 201 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 26, 2009 at 6:13 PM

I wouldn´t consider it cheating at all. I´m down here in Ecuador using setups for hummingbirds with flowers.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 26, 2009 at 7:51 PM

Roger I love all the great green tones.Very nice

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 26, 2009 at 8:06 PM

a nice mix of sharpness and motion blur, with the sharpness where it matters. I'd also like a little more room on the left.

The hummer shot that is not a set-up in one way or another is a rare thing.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Ross on December 27, 2009 at 8:08 AM

Nice shot Roger, good pose and nice amount of wing blur.

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Comment posted by Sally King on December 27, 2009 at 12:30 PM

A very pretty hummer. Nice wing blur. Very good details.

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Comment posted by Ravee Wattanatanak on December 27, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Very cute Hamming bird there. I which they have it here.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 27, 2009 at 6:39 PM

Roger,

I love the colors in this image, the bit of motion blur in the wings and the nice details in the neck & head.

You may want to try upping your ISO to between 320 and 400 to get a faster shutter speed when shooting hummingbirds.

Love the greens in this image.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 27, 2009 at 9:32 PM

I've had a tough time with these. You did awesome

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