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Hummingbird Aerial Shots · 04:31 PM

Inspired by hummingbird shots I've seen posted here by Marc and others, I put up a feeder a couple of weeks ago. Today was my first try at capturing a few of these little aerobats. I used my K10D with DA 55-300mm lens plus the AF-540FGZ flash set to manual. All were handheld and manually focused. I'm going to try some different setups in the future, but I was pleased with these for my first try. Comments always appreciated!

gawan · 05-02-2009, 01:32 AM

Very nice series, good catch!

iced · 05-02-2009, 08:59 AM

Great series, those little rascals are hard to capture, great job.

**Scottnorwo** · 05-02-2009, 09:07 AM

Incredible shots.

sajmmiller · 05-02-2009, 03:48 PM

Originally posted by gawan

Very nice series, good catch!

Thanks Georg! I had a lot fun taking these.

Jimbo · 05-02-2009, 04:22 PM

Beautiful all of them. Well done! JIM

**ChipB** · 05-02-2009, 04:44 PM

Nicely done Scott - thanks for sharing.

sajmmiller · 05-03-2009, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by iced

Great series, those little rascals are hard to capture, great job.

Yes, they are quick little guys! Thanks for looking and commenting.

Pentaxtic · 05-03-2009, 09:52 PM

Fantastic! Great shots....makes me want to get the 55-300mm.

roentarre · 05-04-2009, 12:44 AM

Good flash work with such a great texture!

Jonson PL · 05-04-2009, 05:30 AM

well done, looking good

Edicon · 05-04-2009, 05:53 AM

Looks great. I have yet to try taking pics of the these fast moving creatures.

sajmmiller · 05-04-2009, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by Scottnorwo

Incredible shots.

Thanks Scott! Glad you liked them, and I hope you are enjoying your DA 55-300mm as much as I'm enjoying mine.

JFMichaud · 05-04-2009, 12:00 PM

That is very good, hummingbirds are really hard to capture nicely done and it seems be be pretty sharp

sealonsf · 05-04-2009, 12:56 PM

[QUOTE=sajmmiller;579240]Inspired by hummingbird shots I've seen posted here by Marc and others, I put up a feeder a couple of weeks ago. Today was my first try at capturing a few of these little aerobats. I used my K10D with DA 55-300mm lens plus the AF-540FGZ flash set to manual. All were handheld and manually focused. I'm going to try some different setups in the future, but I was pleased with these for my first try. Comments always appreciated!

Thanks for posting these. I've got a couple of hummingbirds that have been visiting my backyard and have not been terribly successful getting shots of them. I think I'll try a flash and see if that helps - I have the same lens as you mention - a DA 55-300.

This is one of the better shots I had - but its wings are not showing up that well. Do you think a flash might help? (I'm not really that far from them, so I think my flash would reach). I have a lot to learn about photography.

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sajmmiller Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prescott, Arizona USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 585 Original Poster	Originally posted by gawan Very nice series, good catch! Thanks Georg! I had a lot fun taking these.

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sajmmiller Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prescott, Arizona USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 585 Original Poster	Originally posted by iced Great series, those little rascals are hard to capture, great job. Yes, they are quick little guys! Thanks for looking and commenting.

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sajmmiller Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prescott, Arizona USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 585 Original Poster	Originally posted by Scottnorwo Incredible shots. Thanks Scott! Glad you liked them, and I hope you are enjoying your DA 55-300mm as much as I'm enjoying mine.

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sealonsf Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,729	[QUOTE=sajmmiller;579240]Inspired by hummingbird shots I've seen posted here by Marc and others, I put up a feeder a couple of weeks ago. Today was my first try at capturing a few of these little aerobats. I used my K10D with DA 55-300mm lens plus the AF-540FGZ flash set to manual. All were handheld and manually focused. I'm going to try some different setups in the future, but I was pleased with these for my first try. Comments always appreciated! Thanks for posting these. I've got a couple of hummingbirds that have been visiting my backyard and have not been terribly successful getting shots of them. I think I'll try a flash and see if that helps - I have the same lens as you mention - a DA 55-300. This is one of the better shots I had - but its wings are not showing up that well. Do you think a flash might help? (I'm not really that far from them, so I think my flash would reach). I have a lot to learn about photography.

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