Early Morning Hummers

[Dean_Gretsch]

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[Jeff G]

Great shots, 3 and 4 really catch the iridescence nicely.

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice set, it's gotta be #3!

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Great shots, 3 and 4 really catch the iridescence nicely.

Nice set, it's gotta be #3!

Thanks, Gents. #3 is my favorite of these too.

 

[Jeff1582 82]

Very good shooting...........

 

[Flying Panda]

Great set Dean - Have to agree with Jeff & Kirk. The colors are spectacular!

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Very good shooting...........

Great set Dean - Have to agree with Jeff & Kirk. The colors are spectacular!

Thank you both very much for the kindness.

 

[edsland]

Great set, you nailed all of them...

 

[smoke665]

Good job on these Dean! Would you mind sharing the back story on camera settings, focal length, setup, etc.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Great set, you nailed all of them...

Thanks, Ed!

Good job on these Dean! Would you mind sharing the back story on camera settings, focal length, setup, etc.

Thank you, @smoke665. No problem at all. I sat my lawn chair up on the sidewalk just far enough away from the feeders so my Sigma 150-500mm would focus at 500, and so the background would be OK in the shots early in the morning and waited for the sunlight to reach the feeders. I always prefocus on the feeders so it doesn't take so long to focus on the birds. All shots were handheld, 500mm, auto focus, auto ISO and shutter priority.

#1 and #2 were f6.3, 1/2500, 800 ISO
#3 was f7.1, 1/2000, 800 ISO
#4 was f6.3, 1/2000, 800ISO

 

[smoke665]

@Dean_Gretsch based on the highlights in the eyes, I was sure you were going to say you used a supplemental flash, but the slight blur on the wings left me guessing. Still excellent shots, thanks for sharing.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Thank you. No flash at all. The sunlight was coming from behind me.

 

[Winona]

These are great!

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

These are great!

Thank you much!

 

[CherylL]

Wow! Love the close ups. Great detail!