[Leica] IMG: Hummingbird

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Hi, Ken, Tina & Ted,

Thanks for looking and for your kind words.

We have had a Ruby Throat female guarding our two feeders for a couple of 
months.  She seldom lets another bird share "her" food.  This week, with 
more birds showing up, she has been overwhelmed and has reluctantly let some 
others eat.  I saw one male today stay and eat for a full two minutes, as if 
he was ending a long, hungry day.

I have placed the feeders near windows so that we can see the activity, but 
have had no luck shooting through the closeup windows.  Today, with the 
increase in activity, I cleaned a storm door pane and stood behind the door 
post, using it as a blind, already focused on the white spot on the feeder. 
Then, all I had to do was get off a hand-held group of shots as the bird 
approached and made a decision on which feeding hole to sample.

I agree, Tina, they do move fast!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 8:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: Hummingbird


> Jim Nichols showed:
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hummingbird
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> Hummingbird activity has picked up this week at our feeders, indicating 
> that
> migration has started through our area. After much frustration, I finally
> got one decent shot with my Oly E-510 using an adapted Takumar 200mm f/4
> lens and ISO 800.
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Hummer441.tif.html
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> Hi Jim,
>
> Man, I've never caught a humming bird in flight period! Olympic runners
> caught them dead in their pace! Yes! :-)
>
> But this little bird looks like it's just sitting there posing waiting for
> you to go click! :-)
>
> Very well done! Good on you!
>
> ted
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