Hummers with a C2100uz and B-300 ...

[Rich in NEPA28469]

These photos were taken at a distance of 7 feet with a B-300 in Macro mode. C2100uz was tripod-mounted, iESP focus mode, manual exposure (f/7.0 at 1/100 sec.), with a Sunpak 622-Pro in Auto mode 4 feet from subject, 45° off camera.

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Images cropped 10% to improve composition and resized for web ( 90K bytes each), but were otherwise un-retouched.-- Rich in NEPA {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HP970C}

 

[jperilloux]

Terrific. How'd you ever get that close without scaring them off?

These photos were taken at a distance of 7 feet with a B-300 in
Macro mode. C2100uz was tripod-mounted, iESP focus mode, manual
exposure (f/7.0 at 1/100 sec.), with a Sunpak 622-Pro in Auto mode 4 feet from subject, 45° off camera.

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240005csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240009csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240002csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240013csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240015csm.jpg

Images cropped 10% to improve composition and resized for web
( 90K bytes each), but were otherwise un-retouched.
--
Rich in NEPA {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HP970C}

 

[Rich in NEPA28469]

John P wrote:
Terrific. How'd you ever get that close without scaring them off?

Thank you. After setting up at testing my gear, they were a little shy for about 20 minutes. Then they simply got used to my presence and kept coming back to feed every 10 to 15 mintues after that. I don't think they liked the flash at first, but in time they seemed to get used to it, as well. The sun was getting very low and I decided to try again another day. I'd like to try to get more in-flight shots. They are so cool to watch!

Rich in NEPA {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HP970C}

 

[jperilloux]

That's great. I have a few Ruby Throats coming around, but they never let me get that close. Well, I'll just set up 20 feet away with a B300 and do the best I can.

John P wrote:
Terrific. How'd you ever get that close without scaring them off?

Thank you. After setting up at testing my gear, they were a little
shy for about 20 minutes. Then they simply got used to my presence
and kept coming back to feed every 10 to 15 mintues after that. I
don't think they liked the flash at first, but in time they seemed
to get used to it, as well. The sun was getting very low and I
decided to try again another day. I'd like to try to get more
in-flight shots. They are so cool to watch!

Rich in NEPA {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HP970C}

 

[Bruce M50864]

After setting up at testing my gear, they were a little

shy for about 20 minutes. Then they simply got used to my presence
and kept coming back to feed every 10 to 15 mintues after that. I
don't think they liked the flash at first, but in time they seemed
to get used to it, as well. The sun was getting very low and I
decided to try again another day. I'd like to try to get more
in-flight shots. They are so cool to watch!

Rich in NEPA {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HP970C}

These are great shots. I guess you could get away with 1/100 sec at f7.0 because you were using close-in flash. Without flash, what sort of exposure would you have needed? I'm heading for the Texas Hill Country where there are lots of hummers and bright sunshine but I wasn't planning to use flash. I can probably set up my tripod ten feet from their feeder and I have (as of this afternoon!) a B300.

 

[barbwire]

Nice pictures. I'm anxious to get my b-300. I'm certainly learning a lot from posts like yours. Thanks.

These photos were taken at a distance of 7 feet with a B-300 in
Macro mode. C2100uz was tripod-mounted, iESP focus mode, manual
exposure (f/7.0 at 1/100 sec.), with a Sunpak 622-Pro in Auto mode 4 feet from subject, 45° off camera.

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240005csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240009csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240002csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240013csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240015csm.jpg

Images cropped 10% to improve composition and resized for web
( 90K bytes each), but were otherwise un-retouched.
--
Rich in NEPA {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HP970C}

 

[Rich in NEPA28469]

Bruce M wrote:
These are great shots. I guess you could get away with 1/100 sec
at f7.0 because you were using close-in flash. Without flash, what
sort of exposure would you have needed? I'm heading for the Texas
Hill Country where there are lots of hummers and bright sunshine
but I wasn't planning to use flash. I can probably set up my
tripod ten feet from their feeder and I have (as of this
afternoon!) a B300.

Thank you. A couple of days ago I tried a few experimental shots without flash at an exposure of 1/30 sec. and f/5.6. This is under a patio awning in late afternoon, slightly backlit. In direct midday sunlight you would be able to use a much higher shutter speed, mostly likely 1/500 sec. at f/8.

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8210004csm.jpg

The reason I used such a relatively slow shutter speed with the flash is that I didn't want the background to get dark or go completely black, so I needed to balance the ambient light against the flash by selecting an appropriate shutter speed for the particularly small aperture I wanted for greater depth of field. The nice thing about digital is being able to do a few test shots right there in the field.

Rich in NEPA {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HP970C}

 

[lectraglide]

These photos were taken at a distance of 7 feet with a B-300 in
Macro mode. C2100uz was tripod-mounted, iESP focus mode, manual
exposure (f/7.0 at 1/100 sec.), with a Sunpak 622-Pro in Auto mode 4 feet from subject, 45° off camera.

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240005csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240009csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240002csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240013csm.jpg

http://photographs.home.att.net/pics/p8240015csm.jpg

Images cropped 10% to improve composition and resized for web
( 90K bytes each), but were otherwise un-retouched.
--
Rich in NEPA {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HP970C}

Fabulous pictures. You and Dogleader are turning out bird pictures that only a few years ago we would have seen the likes of only in National Geographic. Very good.

I have a question......I have a big professional Sunpak flash and an equivalent Canon Flash, both with hotshoe cords...Is there an adapter cord that can be used on the 2100, or do you use a slave device to fire the flash?......I've been afraid to try either of them on my one digital that has a hot shoe because of possible damage to my camera.

The Hummers don't show here (SE Texas) for another month and I would like to be ready for them. This is close to the jumping off point for the tiny birds long flight across the Gulf.

Where have you been for two months....have missed your posts, the one I'll never forget is the one with the squirrel and the rifle or shotgun with the caption "Like This?"
Thanks, ...lectraglide.

 

[Rich in NEPA28469]

lectraglide wrote:
Fabulous pictures. You and Dogleader are turning out bird
pictures that only a few years ago we would have seen the likes of
only in National Geographic. Very good.
I have a question......I have a big professional Sunpak flash
and an equivalent Canon Flash, both with hotshoe cords...Is there
an adapter cord that can be used on the 2100, or do you use a slave
device to fire the flash?......I've been afraid to try either of
them on my one digital that has a hot shoe because of possible
damage to my camera.
The Hummers don't show here (SE Texas) for another month and I
would like to be ready for them. This is close to the jumping off
point for the tiny birds long flight across the Gulf.
Where have you been for two months....have missed your posts, the
one I'll never forget is the one with the squirrel and the rifle
or shotgun with the caption "Like This?"
Thanks, ...lectraglide.

Thank you, LG. The sync cord I used in this setup is an Olympus FL-CB04 TTL-Female PC.



The Sunpak 622-Pro has provision for a two-prong-to-Male PC cord. There is no problem triggering this unit with the C2100uz. You realize, of course, that you won't get TTL control of the flash itself, so you must use it in Manual mode, or in Auto mode via the flash's built-in sensor.

Sorry about being absent for so long. It's been a hectic Summer and I just couldn't spend a lot of time with all the various forums I enjoy visiting. It may be a while before things settle down. In the meantime, there's lots of photos that need taking! See you soon. Cheers ....

Rich in NEPA {C2020z, C2100uz, C3030z, HP970C}
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