[Leica] Hummingbirds

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Philippe, Don D
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 3:38 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Your patience has rewarded us with some beautiful images.
>
> On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 3:08 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
> > +1
> >
> > Thanks for capturing so well, and sharing, the vivid colours and swift
> > motion.
> >
> > Amities
> >
> > Philippe
> >
> >
> >
> > > Le 16 déc. 2018 à 04:32, CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a
> > écrit :
> > >
> > > Just—WOW!!
> > >
> > > BTW—really enjoyed the pelicans also
> > >
> > > ric
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Dec 15, 2018, at 10:21 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> > lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> We spent a few days in Quito, a most charming town, on the way to the
> > >> Galapagos. On one of the days we hired a car and driver and set off
> for
> > the
> > >> Mindo Cloud Forest in search of birds, especially hummingbirds.
> Ecuador
> > is
> > >> Hummingbird Central, as 134 of the 320 odd varieties are found in the
> > >> Andean Cloud Forest there.  We went to a couple of places, outfitted
> > with
> > >> plants, water, flowers and feeders to attract the birds, as is the
> norm
> > in
> > >> Central and South America. Even with all this, it was quite difficult
> to
> > >> photograph the hummingbirds off the feeders, in a natural state, as
> they
> > >> zip around at what seems to be the speed of sound. Anyway, like the
> > parable
> > >> of the monkeys at the typewriters, if one keep clicking away, some are
> > >> bound to be fine. These were all taken in natural light, hand held,
> > without
> > >> the help of a high speed sync flash setup, which is normal for
> > >> photographing  hummingbirds.
> > >>
> > >> Here is a page of hummingbirds. They are identified to the best of my
> > >> ability, if they need to be corrected, please let me know, and I will
> > do so!
> > >>
> > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/hummers/
> > >>
> > >> Please see LARGE
> > >>
> > >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
> > >>
> > >> Cheers
> > >> Jayanand
> > >>
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