... late afternoon Eric invited me to join him in a Hummingbird shoot in his back yard ... the light was fantastic and the hummers were numerous. The constant issue with hummers of course is getting a fast shutter speed on them and being able to get a focus on them. I was shooting with a 400mm lens and a combination auto focus and manual focus. Eric was using a 500mm and his body used the C sensor giving him the equivalent of a 700mm lens. He uses a tripod and of course I hand hold ... haven't really figured out how to use tripods yet :+) We were only about 12 feet from the feeder and so the DOF (depth of field) was very shallow ... only .96 inches for me. Of the 706 shots I took 620 have hit the bit bucket already and the rest while looking pretty good still harbor some that need to go. One thing I have learned over the years is that a very slightly out of focus shot does not miraculously come in to focus as the years go by ... of course ones eye sight may deteriorate ... Hummers are a fun challenge and I am happy if one out of every 20 shots turns out.

 

Anyhow, this is a Rufus hummingbird putting out the airbrakes as he was coming in for a landing ... what fun, diminutive and beautiful creatures the hummers are; this is what you only get a flash of..

 

Time to wrap Tuesday and get some rest ... fun day coming up with a return to Out of Africa and in addition to the normal attractions a zip line ride is in the offing.

 

Share your joy ... life is good ... so is a smile ... and keep breathing.

 

Cheers

Ted

 

 

 

"How do you spell 'love'?" - Piglet

"You don't spell it ... you feel it". - Pooh

A.A. Milne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
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