Flaps Down - Incoming
I photographed this little Annas hummer yesterday coming in for a landing at one of the many sugar dispensers my sisters puts out for indigent hummingbirds. She operates through a grant from the You Can Eat More Sugar Than That, Can't You? Foundation. You never see a hummingbird feeding from a flower with its feet out like this, but I suppose it saves energy for them when they can perch on their feet instead of hovering.
I had two Yongnuo strobes on a single light stand at camera left, one Strobie 130 on a stand in the center and another Yongnuo flash on a stand pointed at the right side. It was fairly overcast that morning so the ambient light wasn't too bright which was helpful, because I used ISO 200 instead of my usual ISO 100 which meant I could use lower power settings on the strobes which made for shorter flash duration which helps freeze the wings. Next time I'd like to use ISO 400 if it won't blow out the background. I find these birds to be difficult to focus on because they dart around so quickly. Maybe 1 out of 7 shots came out acceptably sharp
I've taken quite a few pictures of hummers over the years and put them an album creatively called Hummingbirds.
Flaps Down - Incoming
I photographed this little Annas hummer yesterday coming in for a landing at one of the many sugar dispensers my sisters puts out for indigent hummingbirds. She operates through a grant from the You Can Eat More Sugar Than That, Can't You? Foundation. You never see a hummingbird feeding from a flower with its feet out like this, but I suppose it saves energy for them when they can perch on their feet instead of hovering.
I had two Yongnuo strobes on a single light stand at camera left, one Strobie 130 on a stand in the center and another Yongnuo flash on a stand pointed at the right side. It was fairly overcast that morning so the ambient light wasn't too bright which was helpful, because I used ISO 200 instead of my usual ISO 100 which meant I could use lower power settings on the strobes which made for shorter flash duration which helps freeze the wings. Next time I'd like to use ISO 400 if it won't blow out the background. I find these birds to be difficult to focus on because they dart around so quickly. Maybe 1 out of 7 shots came out acceptably sharp
I've taken quite a few pictures of hummers over the years and put them an album creatively called Hummingbirds.