Nature Hummingbird

Hummingbird · 06:00 PM

Photo was cropped a little. Untouched otherwise. Straight from the camera.

K-5 and a Tamron 70-200mm.

alamo5000 · 09-09-2012, 08:47 PM

deaning · 09-09-2012, 09:15 PM

#1 is an awesome capture, #2 proves sometimes they stand still!

alamo5000 · 09-09-2012, 09:20 PM

Thank you! I have several shots of a similar nature... that one just seemed the 'best' in my opinion.

I came home from a weekend away and these guys were buzzing all around the back yard. There were about 10 of them so I pulled out the camera and saw what I could do.

I am a pretty new 'photog' so its just practice practice practice whenever I can get anything interesting to shoot.

None of the pictures have been post processed in any way at all except cropping a little.

And they do sit still. I have had 3 or 4 of them perched on my hand at one time before. It was a very neat experience.

slowpez · 09-10-2012, 07:26 AM

Nice captures of an extremely difficult subject. Well done. Love the first one.

fish4570 · 09-10-2012, 10:06 AM

lovely young lady ...

alamo5000 · 09-10-2012, 10:34 AM

Originally posted by slowpez

Nice captures of an extremely difficult subject. Well done. Love the first one.

Thank you!

As I was saying, I am a new photographer (I am hesitant to call myself a photographer even)... That first one just jumped out at me..

I have found that manually focusing and anticipating where the action 'will be at' is a lot more effective than trying to use AF on this kind of subject.

Learn something new every day.

alamo5000 · 09-10-2012, 10:35 AM

Originally posted by fish4570

lovely young lady ...

Hopefully you're talking about the bird LOL!

How can you tell if its a male hummingbird or a female one?

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deaning Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 737	#1 is an awesome capture, #2 proves sometimes they stand still!

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alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Thank you! I have several shots of a similar nature... that one just seemed the 'best' in my opinion. I came home from a weekend away and these guys were buzzing all around the back yard. There were about 10 of them so I pulled out the camera and saw what I could do. I am a pretty new 'photog' so its just practice practice practice whenever I can get anything interesting to shoot. None of the pictures have been post processed in any way at all except cropping a little. And they do sit still. I have had 3 or 4 of them perched on my hand at one time before. It was a very neat experience.

09-10-2012, 07:26 AM	#5
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Nice captures of an extremely difficult subject. Well done. Love the first one.

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fish4570 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: On the Warrior River, Aabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 122	lovely young lady ...

09-10-2012, 10:34 AM	#7
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by slowpez Nice captures of an extremely difficult subject. Well done. Love the first one. Thank you! As I was saying, I am a new photographer (I am hesitant to call myself a photographer even)... That first one just jumped out at me.. I have found that manually focusing and anticipating where the action 'will be at' is a lot more effective than trying to use AF on this kind of subject. Learn something new every day.

09-10-2012, 10:35 AM	#8
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by fish4570 lovely young lady ... Hopefully you're talking about the bird LOL! How can you tell if its a male hummingbird or a female one?