Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/18

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Subject: [Leica] Another Cummer Hummer
From: cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer)
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:38:11 -0700
References: <mailman.1005.1308405813.1103.lug@leica-users.org>

> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:03:23 +0200
> From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Cummer Hummer
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Cc: leicareflex at freelists.org
>
> 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

HI Philippe,
Thanks for the kind words. Rocking to gain sharp focus is a great idea  
but in the case of the hummers they dart about so fast my reaction  
time is too slow.
I just fire away and hope for the best. If they hover before diving  
into the flowers then rocking stands a chance.
Cheers
Howard
>