I've had the best day when it comes to photography. After getting frustrated that the hummers just wouldn't stick around long enough for me to capture them, this little guy stuck around for 10 minutes. He was perched on a flower, watching a bee circle around him, so cute. I did not use the lens that came with the D40 camera, but instead used the Quantaray 70-300mm macro lens from our old camera (tripod required).
Good bird! And well done to the photographer too. He's very pretty. Is that the bee in the right corner in the last photo?
How pretty! You are certainly mastering that camera. Is that a trumpetvine? (They used grow in my granny's chimney corner up in Virginia. . . it's been awhile ago . . . actually ions.) My goodness that looks more like a bush!
Gosh I can almost see every individual feather in thst second photograph. Your photography skills are amazing.
Just when I thought it couldnt get any better you go and post these. Your photos are really impressive..please keep them coming.
Absolutely amazing shots Pianolady! And your Trumpet Vine is gorgeous too. What Hummingbird could resist?
Okay, keybanger lady, I need to know what kind of camera & lense you're using. My blurry close-ups of hummers are driving me crazy!
I'm using a Nikon D40 SLR, with a tripod, and a Quantaray 70-300mm macro manual focus lens. The lens is leftover from our older Nikon film SLR. Continuous shooting is the biggest benefit, at ~2.5 frames per second, you can just start clicking and get photo after photo, then weed the bad ones out later. This is their entry level DSLR.
