And now for something completely different. During my camping trip with my son’s Boy Scout troop last weekend, I managed to get 30 minutes or so to play with a long lens and flash near the hummingbird feeders at the South Llano River State Park ranger station. They had 6 feeders and the birds were clever enough to avoid the ones near where I was doing my very best tree impression. Nevertheless, a few ventured close enough for me to grab a shot or two and this was the best of the collection. It’s about a 50% crop from the original frame.
I’m pretty sure this is a female Black Chinned Hummingbird but, if I’m wrong, please let me know.
Awesome. Toma perfecta; congelada la velocidad del Colibrí. En Venezuela tenemos muchas aves de este tipo; es un reto para nosotros, los que tenemos una cámara “Point and Shot”, lograr fotos como esta. Saludos Dave..!!
Nice capture, Dave, and I think you’re correct in calling this a female Black Chinned.
Congratulations! This is a very challenging photo! Excellent sharpness and dof. Well done!
This is a beautiful shot! I’ve always wanted to spend some time playing with my longer lenses, but never seem to find it. Nice work!
Thanks, Jenn. A good way to force yourself to play with a given lens is to go for a walk with nothing but one camera and one lens then see what you can come up with. Give it a shot!
Great shot Dave. I can’t wait until the spring day one of these little guys comes calling at my feeder.
