Hummingbird #10

[PRSearls]

That is a gorgeous shot; beautiful colors, exposure and composition. Well done!

Paul S

[Suzan J]

Hi Steve: I am a big fan of your hummingbirds! I have saved your tutorial post, and some day, I will work up the nerve to give it a try...

[Steve S]

Very very nice. Working on some Hummer shots myself. I just don't have the patience you do
Maybe you could write a tutorial of your methods...would be appreciated by all of us who are not so talented in this difficult area of photography. Hummingbirds are a totally different skill that takes time to perfect.

Thank you monte, if you have any questions about hummingbirds, feel free to ask.

[Steve S]

Steve incredible shot! Patience really pays.

Thank you , pinaki

[Steve S]

That is a gorgeous shot; beautiful colors, exposure and composition. Well done!

Paul S

Thank you paul, glad you liked it.

[Steve S]

Hi Steve: I am a big fan of your hummingbirds! I have saved your tutorial post, and some day, I will work up the nerve to give it a try...

Just give it a try, suzan. Even when you don't get a good shot, they will make you smile.

[Steve S]

Thanks again, everyone, I apprediate all the awesome comments.

[jprzybyla]

Just beautiful... nothing more needs to be said.

[Steve S]

Just beautiful... nothing more needs to be said.

Thank you joe, most appreciated. My favorite of the year , so far.

[PRSearls]

Hi Steve,

I tried your recommendations and had encouraging results capturing an immature male and female at my feeder. I will move it to a different location for better lighting and try again tomorrow. Do you normally use fill-in flash?

Paul S

[Steve S]

Hi Steve,

I tried your recommendations and had encouraging results capturing an immature male and female at my feeder. I will move it to a different location for better lighting and try again tomorrow. Do you normally use fill-in flash?

Paul S

Not always paul. I move my feeders around alot, and adapt to the new location. I find that if the feeder and hummingbird are in the shadows, and the background is bright, I can get better shutter speeds . (this is when I use fill flash----------mildly backlit)

If I have good light, and can front light with good shutter speeds, I will do it.


Shot #10, I waited for 2 hours, in bright overcast lighting. Ever so slight backlighting and pushed my exposure with no flash. Shutter speeds were 1/800s at ISO 1250 . Not enough to freeze the wings, but if you shoot a few shots, you'll get a good one.


Glad to hear you had good results. Hope to see some of your photos.

[Otavio]

Wonderful, Steve!