Hummingbird Fun

[Scott W]

Backyard hummingbird -

 

[Miladymimi]

Lovely shot, hummingbirds are so cool.

 

[carldelain]

That's an awesome shot. :thumbup:
I saw a hummingbird a few days ago, but we got a big blizzard the other day.
Hopefully they're back soon

 

[EricD]

Nice job on a tough subject...nice little catch light in the eyes too!

 

[Akiboy]

Nice work!! Awesome shot!!:thumbup:

 

[BlackSheep]

Fantastic shot!

 

[Davor]

Nice job on a tough subject...nice little catch light in the eyes too!

Agreed, a job well executed i say!

 

[NayLoMo6C]

i don't get it, with a subject so small and fast, how do you achieve such sharp results. this is worth :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail: :hail:

 

[grandpawrichard]

Fantastic shot Scott! I have tried many times to photograph Hummingbirds and it is a Tough thing to do!

Dick

 

[Scott W]

Thanks everyone for the nice words!

 

[TwoTwoLeft]

WOW, I've been trying to shot like that for the longest time...

 

[Bgagnon127]

What shutter speed did you use?

 

[grandpawrichard]

What shutter speed did you use?

Bgagnon,

According to the EXIF File that is embedded with the photo this is what his settings were:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Lens: EF400mm f/5.6L USM
Image Date: 2011-04-18 22:09:00 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 400mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
ISO equiv: 640
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Partial
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined

Dick

 

[rjackjames]

Wow awesome capture.... very sharp