Those hummers move quite a bit. If you watch close, they do come back to the same places quite often. So catching one still, is an exercise in patience. Still, they are very small - need as much magnification as you can. Nice shot, Jack!
This is one case where the lens in question did not surprise me as to image quality - it is good, but not as crisp as the costly glass. -- Best regards, Bruce Sunday, June 13, 2010, 10:46:11 AM, you wrote: JD> I was, again, enjoying the patio chaise when the nearby garden JD> was visited by a Humming Bird. In this case, a Stellula calliope. JD> "She" (according to my field guide?) checked out a blossom or two JD> before settling on a twig as shown. JD> Am currently using a version of this image as my wallpaper and as JD> I just now brought up PDML mail was moved to share it. JD> They are much easier to photograph when resting, even for however a momentary time. JD> Haven't been shooting much lately. Had house guests for a few JD> days and we're now experiencing 'prox 100F weather. Air JD> conditioner is difficult to leave. JD> Just for fun..of course. JD> Jack JD> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=519 JD> K20, DA55~300 JD> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
