Capturing Hummers

[Bill W]

Great shots....I haven't posted in awhile and this is the first time in quite sometime visiting the HB thread.

I really enjoyed seeing the Caliope pic Bob and I'm quite jealous you have 5 species to capture.

I hear your lament about becoming bored, w/only have Ruby-throats here, my pix to me, have become redundant. But I keep trying to capture that unique pic.

I'm still shooting natural light and trying to reduce my shutter speeds to enhance the movement pattern of their wings.

Regards,
Bill

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2940959...in/photostream

[bob williams]

For those interested, I just finished another entry on my Hummingbird Blog. The topic is backgrounds and can be accessed here: http://rwilliamsimaging.com/blog

I am always interested in feedback so please feel free to comment or critique here or on the blog itself.

Thanks,

[Joel Eade]

You are a very good writer.

I liked it, clear and concise with beautiful images to illustrate each point along the way.

Well done sir

[bob williams]

Thanks Joel,

[Raid]

As I live where there are no Hummingbirds, I always wanted to know more about these guys.

I just watched a documentary on Hummingbirds called:

Hummingbirds Jewelled Messengers (2012)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3216766/...59040619128893

This doco has some beautiful photography of these guys in motion and is well worth a look. I had no idea just how small these guys are so I'm even more impressed with Bob's fantastic shots. I can see the challengers in getting such a small bird in frame.