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Subject: [Leica] Another Cummer Hummer
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:03:23 +0200
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Le 18 juin 11 ? 03:19, H&E Cummer a ?crit :

>
> Hi Luggers,
> The wind was up today so the hummingbirds came later when it started  
> to become still.
> Here she is approaching to drink. The GH2 with the 100 - 300 at  
> 300mm 1/100 @ f11
> handheld and developed, slightly cropped, in CS4.

Very nice Howard!

> Used spot AF on the flowers - impossible on the bird.
>


What about focusing manually on the flowers then just move your body,  
not the ring to adjust when the bird comes in ?
Untried suggestion on a Gxx, might not work at all ...

(my last refuelling insect shot was taken like this  - well, the  
accuracy rate was one in five on the D700 ...
http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/271494-1/FF-Refuelling-3552.jpg
cropped to the pixel size)


Amiti?s
Philippe



> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/SummerCanada2011/Comedrinkw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3qdj4o5
>
> Please look large and enjoy.
> All C&C welcome
> Howard
>
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