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Help! Humming Bird Hell.......

Started Jan 13, 2015 | Photos thread
Bobo Hodls
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Re: Help! Humming Bird Hell.......
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I stage the shot, prefocus in the area in front of the feeder, and block the other 3 ports on the feeder to force the hummer where I want it. When it arrives I lean on the shutter button, so as it hovers in and out of the field of focus I have 1/2 a chance. I've used wireless flash (when it was working), but mainly wait for good light.

It paused and backed up from feeding upon hearing the shutter. After a few times it pretty much ignores the sound. Note the specs: 1/1250s, f/6.7, ISO 1600 - with the 75-300 at 300mm (600mm FOV matters)

Cropping ends up being significant to isolate it from the cheap plastic feeder.

This was also a significant crop:

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