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Originally posted by Chris Farris Chris Farris wrote:

Originally posted by RifleDude RifleDude wrote:

My attempts today. Used my 70-200 f/4 lens @200mm on Nikon D800 @ f/4 w/ 1/2000th sec shutter and ISO 1600...
 
Show-off.  Whatever
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The lens he used for these pictures,  is the same one that I am currently saving towards. Dirty Harry
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Originally posted by RifleDude RifleDude wrote:

My attempts today. Used my 70-200 f/4 lens @200mm on Nikon D800 @ f/4 w/ 1/2000th sec shutter and ISO 1600...












 
Momma Farris said those pictures are "S-W-E-E-T-!!!!"
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The old school method to freeze the action of humming bird wings is to use FLASH to do it.  Nice work Ted.  Jeff  great composition. 

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Yep, Ted's showing off.
Reminds me of a 2 day air show I was in. A guy was taking pictures of all the WWII aircraft as they made their passes down the runway on the first day. The second day he was showing off his work. His film was so fast that the props appeared to be stopped in the pictures, and the detail was so clear you could see the rivets. It was almost eerie to see a still B-29 just hanging in the air. Catching that kind of detail with a humming bird is great.
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Originally posted by Bigdaddy0381 Bigdaddy0381 wrote:

BB gun is funner than a camera

 

Also an effective way to get them to stay still.

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Originally posted by Brady Brady wrote:

Originally posted by Bigdaddy0381 Bigdaddy0381 wrote:

BB gun is funner than a camera

 

Also an effective way to get them to stay still.



Yeah, I'm sure you could drop your shutter speed WAY down after the judicious application of said BB gun!
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I was able to dig this one out (taken in 2009):

Reaction time is a factor...
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Nice still capture Jon!
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Nice shot, Jon!
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Well, it was actually easy. The bird set up shop right next to our church camp dining hall and the area was closed with some marking tape. I just placed the camera back a ways and zoomed in tight.

I just now looked up what they feed their babies. I never knew hummingbirds will catch insects. Then they regurgitate a mash of bugs and nectar.

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75% of what they eat is insects.
When you are dead, you don't know you are dead.It is difficult only for others.

It is the same when you are stupid.
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Always liked 'em...now I like them even more.
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Here's one I took a couple months ago with a Canon SX700. It's a nifty little camera with a 30X optical zoom.

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Very nice Jon!
 
I really like the marking on the neck, looks very luminescent.
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Excellent Love the colors!
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