Birds is tough!

[tirediron]

I don't know how some of you folks get the bird images you do... this is all I could come up with after about two hours of sitting like a statue. My yard is like the Battle of Britain, but as soon as I step outside with a camera... *crickets*

 

[jsecordphoto]

A $30 hunting blind works wonders

 

[astroNikon]

Love Hummingbirds. I think you did great.

I have a hummingbird feeder I have to put up in my backyard. I saw some cardinals the other day and got some neat photos of a robin jumping flying and landing but my SS was too slow and aim was off.

 

[DarkShadow]

Run people coming LOL.These are nice shots.I would love a crack at some Hummingbirds shots if I ever see them.

 

[tirediron]

A $30 hunting blind works wonders

Good idea, but you'd think with all the money I'd put out for sugar and water over the years a couple of minutes of posing wouldn't kill them!

Love Hummingbirds. I think you did great.

I have a hummingbird feeder I have to put up in my backyard. I saw some cardinals the other day and got some neat photos of a robin jumping flying and landing but my SS was too slow and aim was off.

Thanks! I bumped my ISO up to about a grand, and was shooting around 1/2500, and the wings are still motion blurred. These guys MOVE!

Run people coming LOL.These are nice shots.I would love a crack at some Hummingbirds shots if I ever see them.

Thanks - you don't have hummers in your area?

 

[sm4him]

On the other hand, you're WAY up north from me and you already have hummers!! They have arrived here, but I've yet to see one in my yard.

Give those two a little time, move slowly, and they'll get used to you. Last year, I managed to eventually get to where I could just set up my chair about 20 feet from the feeder and sit there and the hummers didn't care a bit.

 

[DarkShadow]

There suppose to be hummers here been I have never seen them anywhere.

 

[astroNikon]

I have Hummingbird Moths in my area too though I haven't seen one in a while. I plan on planting their more favorite flowers. ==> Hummingbird hawk-moth - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

 

[baturn]

On the other hand, you're WAY up north from me and you already have hummers!! They have arrived here, but I've yet to see one in my yard.

Give those two a little time, move slowly, and they'll get used to you. Last year, I managed to eventually get to where I could just set up my chair about 20 feet from the feeder and sit there and the hummers didn't care a bit.

 

[baturn]

We have one type of hummer that stays all winter ( Anna's Hummingbird). Most people keep feeders active all winter and bring them in if it is going to freeze. It's a PITA but worth to see them all year.

this was supposed to be up there^^^

 

[tirediron]

We have one type of hummer that stays all winter ( Anna's Hummingbird). Most people keep feeders active all winter and bring them in if it is going to freeze. It's a PITA but worth to see them all year.

this was supposed to be up there^^^

Yep... I have about a half-dozen 'Year-rounders' at my place.

 

[baturn]

This guy(Rufous) returned about a week ago.
Not very good as they are huge crops.

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[fjrabon]

I've always felt that the hardest part about humming birds is locking focus. They're tiny, move quickly and have those wings flapping in and out constantly, basically a recipe for disaster with autofocus, even on the best lenses. what f/stop were you at? I always give it a bit more depth of field than I'd ideally want and just deal with ISO 1600. I mean that's why we buy modern cameras, right?

 

[tirediron]

I've always felt that the hardest part about humming birds is locking focus. They're tiny, move quickly and have those wings flapping in and out constantly, basically a recipe for disaster with autofocus, even on the best lenses. what f/stop were you at? I always give it a bit more depth of field than I'd ideally want and just deal with ISO 1600. I mean that's why we buy modern cameras, right?

Unfortunately I was at 2.8 - it was a cloudy day and I needed at least 1/2500 to have some hope of wing detail. Ideally, I would have preferred to be at 5.6-8.

 

[fjrabon]

I've always felt that the hardest part about humming birds is locking focus. They're tiny, move quickly and have those wings flapping in and out constantly, basically a recipe for disaster with autofocus, even on the best lenses. what f/stop were you at? I always give it a bit more depth of field than I'd ideally want and just deal with ISO 1600. I mean that's why we buy modern cameras, right?

Unfortunately I was at 2.8 - it was a cloudy day and I needed at least 1/2500 to have some hope of wing detail. Ideally, I would have preferred to be at 5.6-8.

Ah yeah, direct sunlight makes a world of difference with those suckers.