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Really tough subject!

ebiggs1
Legend
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Shooting hummingbirds as I usually do with a twist.  This time a couple females decided they were not going to share their sugar water with a persistent wasp. Sorry they are not real sharp but catching the bug in the frame with a 600mm lens is quite difficult. Plus with no notice this is what I would be shooting I feel lucky I got anything at all.

All shots with a EOS 1D Mk IV and Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports Lens.  All were at 600mm, f8, SS 1/5000 and ISO 800.  All hand held.  Who says you can't hand hold the S lens?  Lens correction and cropped in Lightroom 6.

 

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EB
EOS 1DX and 1D Mk IV and less lenses then before!
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"Really tough subject!"  Smiley Wink

EB
EOS 1DX and 1D Mk IV and less lenses then before!

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Ya gotta eat even in the rain. It makes photos that much more difficult.
EOS 1D Mk IV with Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports Lens @ 600mm. f6.3, SS 1/200, ISO 1600.
1/200 SS is too slow to photograph fast moving subjects like hummingbirds. That is why you see the rain drops as streaks and less than sharp birds.  That streak is how far a rain drop falls in 1/200 of a second!

EB
EOS 1DX and 1D Mk IV and less lenses then before!

Shannon1
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pris796
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Tough shot, just wanted to share a couple my hummingbirds.

 

1/500

F/8

ISO 1600

300 MM

T3

 

1/500

F/8

ISO 1600

300 MM

T3

 

 

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pris796

 

 

 


@pris796 wrote:

 

Tough shot, just wanted to share a couple my hummingbirds.

 

 

pris796

 

 


@You're well on your way to the joy of hummingbird photography...now what you need to do is to get closer...the result will be much better... Canon 7DII, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L II, @ FL 400mm, f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 640, fill flash M 1/128 power.

 

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You are right about I need to be closer, next time.

 

pris796

 

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