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Good light + High Shutter Speed = Crisp Hummer Picture (it helps if he's standing still)
And if you have a really long lens reach, and good eyes. And familiar with the birds and their favorite spots (branch on top of tree)/
Yes, this is a bit grainy
But I was reaching
as far as possible!
Oops. have to get the whole bird in the frame, though this is a nice shot of his claws.
As is this one, plus the coloration is excellent.
Face is pretty much in focus considering I'm shooting through a 50-year-old, dual-pane sliding glass door.
Tongue shots are rare in my experience.
My long range favorite masterpiece
Cazalea
Relatives are flying in for Christmas
Today's images come mostly from a neighbor's yard about a half-mile away. We went over to take a look at their hummingbird resort -- with at least 25 feeders going at any one time -- I'm surprised any birds still come to my yard -- I guess we will have to...
Congrats!
Shooting humming birds is very difficult. You need such higher shutter speeds to capture them.
Good light + High Shutter Speed = Crisp Hummer Picture (it helps if he's standing still)
And if you have a really long lens reach, and good eyes. And familiar with the birds and their favorite spots (branch on top of tree)/ Yes, this is a bit grainy But I was reaching as far as possible! Oops. have to get the whole bird in the frame, though t...