Spring is in the Air!

[S Deam]

Beautiful shot and great composition!!

[JamesBong]

WOW! Absolutely stunning. ...the colors, the composition, the bokeh, everything!

[Fred Doane]

Absolutely amazing shot. I love the composition/cropping which is done perfectly, you have tons of talent. Was this shot handheld or on a tripod? Was that taken with the 100-400?

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Hi Fred, Image was photographed with an EF 400mm f/5.6L USM, hand held.

[Colin]

Heaps of Kudos!


So far, in my limited browsing of threads, I've seen more than just a few good shots


Good to be modest thought!


Good inspiration.

[gldi8r]

Very Nice. Very inspirational. In your experience what is the closest you can get to the hummers without scaring them off. (I ask because I don't have a 400mm lens

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Hi gldi8r,


The minimum focus distant of the 400 f/5.6L is11.5ft (3.5m), so you can't get any closer than that with this lens. I used to shoot with the 70-200 f/2.8L IS and was able to get as close as 5 ft. You can get quite close to Hummingbird, but you have tomove slowlyand not make any sudden movement. The best thing to do is observing where the hummer normally comes to feed and then wait about 6-8 ft away. The bird may fly awayat firstbut if you patiently wait, it'll trust you andcome back. Make sure you don't wear bright color clothing. []

[wolf]

Fantastic picture, I really like the way you cropped the picture and the subtle motion of the wings!