Capturing Hummers

[Bill W]

DENISE......YOU WOMEN....my wife said the same thing yesterday. DEPRESSING!!


Brant.....I have a VT foliage trip planned in Oct.....I want some sunshine and warmth before it

[ddt0725]

DENISE......YOU WOMEN....my wife said the same thing yesterday. DEPRESSING!!

LOL!! It is taking everything in me to just stay positive about my trip on Tuesday! It is NOT going to rain, it is NOT going to rain!

Me too, although only about an hour away - for Monday of next week, since that the first day with less than a 20% chance of rain, after rain all week as Bill has mentioned (ugh!). Bill, I'm thinking of heading up to Plum Island. I sent you a PM (Conversation).


Denise - I hope the weather is favorable for you!

Thanks, John! I like your percentage better ...it looks like you have picked a great day! I'm looking forward to seeing some photos from your outing!

Denise

[Bill W]

Well, the temp touched 60 and there was a little bit brightness this afternoon....so I thought a quick HB shoot out back was in order.


This is my first serious sit down of the season and I need to clean the cobwebs......these little buggers are much faster than I remember or maybe I've just slowed down over the winter.


7D, 500, f4.5, 1/640, ISO 800 (it wasn't terribly bright)


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Hope you enjoy


Bill

[Kayaker72]

Bill. Great shot. I really like the motion blur int he wings in that you can still see some blurred detail...if there is such a thing. Much more productive than I've been this afternoon.[]

[bob williams]

Bob pleassssssssse......turning the heat on in the AM. We're waking up to temps in the 40s and if we're lucky the day temp will reach the low 50s for a high w/rain and winds. [img]/emoticons/emotion-1.gif[/img] This has been going on for weeks now.


New England isn't known for great springs, but this one is terrible.


Plz excuse my lamenting, but this wx is interfering w/my photography, cycling, and golf.....LOL.

Bill, you have to think positive and all the wonderful things the l weather brings to your passions and activities:


Photography+rain= crisp pictures of raindrops on green leaves


Wind+Cycling= TAILWINDS, how fun is that.


Golf+50 degree weather---no sweat stains on the $50 golf shirt


See, the weather is perfect for all of your endeavors---you just have to frame it correctly[:S]





Bob

[bob williams]

Bill, great shot of the hummer, and even better since it

[bob williams]

In three months, fall will be sneaking in! [img]/emoticons/emotion-52.gif[/img][img]/emoticons/emotion-8.gif[/img]

For over a week now, I have been trying to plan an all day outdoornature photography trip a few hrs. away to central WI for next Tuesday. It has been on again off again due to the weather forecast. First they said fullsunshine, then 95% severe storms, then 20% now back up to 50%! With it being 50% and completely cloudy, I think I will still chance it and justkeep my fingers crossed!

Denise, I once heard a pro photographer say that wet cloudy days are his favorite days to shoot for the following reasons:


1.The clouds offer lighting conditions that are much easier to manage that bright daylight---nice even lighting, where bright spots and harsh shadows are limited.


2. Rain or shortly after a rain the air is clean, no haze, everything just seems a little crisper.





So, make your plans, take your trip, get out there and shoot some National Geographic quality stuff that we can all copy and hang on our walls[]





Bob

[Richard Lane]

Here are a couple from yesterday with and without background---the flower shot was a dud because the bird has his eye half closed----but----I was also chasing back grounds and trying to keep equipment weighted down in 35 mph wind---so not much to brag about---just some more experiments.


This one was shot with 3 lights---Low left, high from the back of the bird and one camera mounted with better beamer all at 16th power





two lights--one low under the bird and one camera mounted---barely cought a little glimpse of the purple fringed gorgett








I have to remind my models to keep their eyes open

Hi Bob,


I hope you don't mind me pushing this thread back a little, I've had a crazy week!


The first one looks great and I like the exposure, but I'm not sure how I feel about the black background (underexposed ambient), it almost looks too scientific for me as opposed to seeing something natural in nature, like a background from Walmart. [:P] I also like the pose and composition.


I see that you were able to light up that purple fringe in the 2nd one!


In the 3rd one, whatever you did to lighten up the orange in the background looks great! It also looks so much better when you're able to capture the bird over the flower.


Bob, I also wanted to thank you for the nice comments.





Rich

[ddt0725]

So, make your plans, take your trip, get out there and shoot some National Geographic quality stuff that we can all copy and hang on our walls[img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img]

Ouch, the pressure is on! That's ok, I think I'm up to it ...just not so sure some of my non-weather sealed gear is!

Going to the International Crane Foundation, the Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue & Education Center (established and run by former big cat photographers), Devill's Lake State Park& Mirror Lake State Park so I hope I'll end up with some real keepers!

This will be my real first photography outing so wish me luck! []

Denise

[Richard Lane]

7D, 500, f4.5, 1/640, ISO 800 (it wasn't terribly bright)


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Bill

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Hi Bill,


Your backyard garden looks beautiful. Are those 2 stobes that you planted in the dirt? []


Nice capture and motion blur on the wings. I also like the composition too.


You should consider trying Topaz Noiseware, they offer a free 30 day trial and it can really clean up the noise on the background. The sample version puts a yellow grid on the image to prevent you from using it, so try it on a copy first (I think it even makes a copy for you, just giving you a heads up), but at least you could see how it works. Noise Ninja is very good too.


Rich
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