Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> 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 >