Hummingbird making visual displays

[Johntu]

This little guy was in my backyard, he posed for me when he saw the camera :smile:

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Nikon D70 ,Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR - /125s f/8.0 at 240.0mm with Flash

 

[andreasb]

These shots are thrilling! Congratulations!

 

[hillrg]

Gorgeous. Well done!

 

[Uncle Frank]

Goodness, he looks like he's bedecked in jewels! Wonderful camera work, John!

 

[bfjr]

Excellent job on a very difficult subject!

 

[jeriann3]

Wowee...what a gorgeous little gem of a creature you have here! Thanks for sharing him with us -- jeriann

 

[PEPPER PETE]

Super shots. Keep up the great work John.
Pete

 

[Flew]

Most excellent John. I can't get within 30 feet of the ones we have here.

 

[DRT730]

Wowoweeee!!!! Love it:smile:

 

[Gale]

Very beautiful.. Wow

 

[radz]

Simply superb John.

 

[dmwphoto]

wow John! great work.

 

[Johntu]

Thanks all for the kind words :smile:

 

[StL_Don]

Wow - the flash really made the colors pop on that guy.
I've never seen one that fancy near me - but then again they're usually zooming around so quickly that I may have missed it.

It looks like you had two flashes from the catch lights?
Would you mind describing your setup?
I was out yesterday trying two flashes on my backyard birds.
I had one on a stand about 9 ft up and the other on the camera.
Angle was about 45 degrees.

Thanks for sharing,
Don

 

[Johntu]

Hi Don,

Here is my set up, just one sb-800 over the camera.

The setup:

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And a star waiting for the shooting session :smile:

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It looks like you had two flashes from the catch lights?
Would you mind describing your setup?
I was out yesterday trying two flashes on my backyard birds.
I had one on a stand about 9 ft up and the other on the camera.
Angle was about 45 degrees.

Thanks for sharing,
Don

 

[AnnS]

those are great! I never tire of looking at hummingbird shots!

 

[Johntu]

Thanks Ann

those are great! I never tire of looking at hummingbird shots!

 

[Louis Champan]

Exceptional capture on what can be a difficult subject. Well done.

 

[james thiel]

Wow, I am glad you shared these, they are great.

 

[Keith]

Awesome job John, luv hummer shots...............sweet.... cant wait till they come back north!!