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Anna's hummingbird (male) near feeder. [4-1978]
Strobist Info: SB-800 at 1/16 through umbrella from camera right. Snooted SB-700 at 1/16 from camera left. Phottix Strato II wireless trigger on SB-700 with sync cord from trigger to SB-800. Background (garden foliage) lit by ambient.
As sweet as this little jewel looks in this photo, he is one sassy hummingbird! He laid claim to a feeder in the vicinity of my garden where I was working and wasn't very pleased with my intrusion. On several occasions, he came within inches of my face (thank goodness no territorial dives at me like one of my seasonal Rufous visitors!). With his close proximity and incessant chattering, I finally decided to go in and grab my biggest weapon and fight back! He was kind enough to pose a time or two while feeding from the red salvia and sage. The sunlight showed off his speckled iridescence, an indication he is a young Anna's male.
Anna's hummingbird (female or juvenile) near feeder. [4-2710]
Strobist Info: SB-800 at 1/16 through umbrella from camera left. Snooted SB-700 at 1/64 from camera right. Phottix Strato II wireless trigger on SB-700 with sync cord from trigger to SB-800. Background (garden foliage) lit by ambient.
My other hummingbird photos can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/92747424@N05/albums/72157643388058603
Shooting a hummy on a budget. Cost:
BOOM: petapixel.com/2014/08/23/cheap-shot-challenge-photos-take...
Used Nikon D40: $105 for the body on E-bay
Used Tamron 90mm Macro f/2.8: $209 on E-bay
Used Yongnuo flash: $59 on E-bay
Used tripod: $10 on E-bay
Cowboy Studio Triggers: $18 on E-bay
Nikon Remote: 2.30 on E-bay
Photoshop: $10/Month
Total Cost: $413.30
The only post I did was some Noise Reduction in PS. :)
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Anna's hummingbird (female or juvenile) near feeder. [4-2053]
Strobist Info: SB-800 at 1/16 through umbrella from camera right. Snooted SB-700 at 1/32 from camera left. Canon 540EZ at 1/16 onto background (garden foliage). Phottix Strato II wireless triggers on SB-700 and 540EZ with sync cord from trigger to SB-800.
every time one of these colorful hummingbirds comes around, I usually miss out.....
this one was especially friendly though and hovered long enough for me to get a shot
A hummingbird in action above pink flowers of an autumn sage plant (member of the salvia family) - I believe this is a female black-chinned hummingbird.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas.
...and while the orioles were using the redbud perch to reach the oranges, the hummingbirds were feeding on the perch itself...
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This female Rufous-crested Coquette was visiting a yard in the Cerro Azul area in the mountains northeast of Panama City that I visited on a guided tour from the Canopy Tower. I got very good looks at her on a rainy morning.
Handheld: Nikon 80-400mm at 310mm, 1/125, f5.3, ISO 1000.
July 6, 2012, Cerro Azul, Panama Province, Panama.
Anna's hummingbird (female or juvenile) near feeder.
Strobist Info: SB-800 at 1/8 in shoot-through umbrella from above subject (camera left). White paper reflector in front of and below subject (camera right). Phottix Strato II wireless trigger. Background (black paper) lit by ambient with radial gradient/vignette added in post.
My other hummingbird photos can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/92747424@N05/albums/72157643388058603
Anna's hummingbird (female or juvenile) near feeder.
Strobist Info: SB-700 at 1/4 in mini-softbox from camera left. Phottix Odin wireless trigger. Background (lemon tree) lit by ambient.
My other hummingbird photos can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/92747424@N05/albums/72157643388058603
I made this photo for a hummingbird hovering near a plant from about 40 feet while visiting a friend in Sacramento California. This little creature was difficult to see in the viewfinder because my glasses had turned dark due to the bright sun. Probably used the framing assist on my Canon Powershot SX50 to locate it and capture this image. A pretty soft focus but we can still tell it is a hummingbird.
This beautiful female Ruby-throated Hummingbird shows no fear as she moves in to take a closer look.
The Anna's Hummingbird is larger than the Rufous and Black Chins that visit my garden. Their wings are also larger and I find that the stop action of the camera will sometimes catch Anna's wings separating as they move through the figure 8 wing motion of their flight. This female was also in defense mode with her tail feathers fanned. The white tips on the outer three are one means of defining a female from a male.
This young male Anna's came into my feeders several days back making the loudest 'hum' I've ever heard! Upon closer observatoin, it appeared he may have had some under-developed tail feathers. Don't know if that was what accounted for the louder than normal sound. I did notice that his attitude was not lacking in the least as I watched him time and again challenge the Rufous that had claimed the feeder.
Picture Rocks, Pima County, Arizona. In flight. Bird was so close, it barely fit in the frame. Original size shows individual feather barbules distinctly.
Hotshoe mounted flash on manual @ 1/8th power. Started out using TTL but he was so fast that the preflashes were scaring him out of focus range by the time the flash fired. Got photos of him flying sideways but he was out of focus.