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Photo of the Day: April 2014
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And a dogwood in the morning.
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Love looking at your hummingbird images.
For those asking about how he does it, I thought I'd share some other online information on photographing hummingbirds. I suspect these couple of articles by Scott Bourne are pretty similar to how the hummingbird photos shared here have been made.
http://photofocus.com/2012/05/06/photographing-hummingbirds-in-madera-canyon-arizona-part-i/
http://photofocus.com/2012/05/07/photographing-hummingbirds-in-madera-canyon-arizona-part-ii/
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Thanks, both, for the kind words. Aerobics, indeed! Or maybe he is hailing a taxi...
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Hummingbird (9416) by MCH-1138, on Flickr
D7000 Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 24mm 1/125 @ f/7.1 3 Speedlights
Love looking at your hummingbird images.
For those asking about how he does it, I thought I'd share some other online information on photographing hummingbirds. I suspect these couple of articles by Scott Bourne are pretty similar to how the hummingbird photos shared here have been made.
http://photofocus.com/2012/05/06/photographing-hummingbirds-in-madera-canyon-arizona-part-i/
http://photofocus.com/2012/05/07/photographing-hummingbirds-in-madera-canyon-arizona-part-ii/
Armenian crosses
A local Armenian church annually places crosses to commemorate the Armenian genocide. I notice this yearly and tend to shoot it yearly, trying each time to try something new. This year I got lower than I have before and used a 50mm lens rather than a 35mm lens. May also try going back at night this year to see how it changes in low-light.
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A local Armenian church annually places crosses to commemorate the Armenian genocide. I notice this yearly and tend to shoot it yearly, trying each time to try something new. This year I got lower than I have before and used a 50mm lens rather than a 35mm lens. May also try going back at night this year to see how it changes in low-light.
Black-crowned Night Heron Incoming
A busy background given my aperture and proximity but still fun (I think)
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USA_CO_NIKON D300S_1337 by eRayHarrison, on Flickr
A busy background given my aperture and proximity but still fun (I think)
USA_CO_NIKON D300S_1337 by eRayHarrison, on Flickr
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Thanks, Keleko. Glad you are enjoying them.
I haven't seen those specific links before, but those articles describe one of the common techniques (and I started by reading similar articles). My technique is a bit of a mish-mash at this point, as I am really still experimenting with different ideas. I'm trying to find time to put something together with a BTS look for those who are interested.
A slightly different look for today:
Hummingbird (9884) by MCH-1138, on Flickr
D7000 Nikon 85mm f/1.8G 1/125 @ f/4 1 Speedlight
Electric fence? Are you sure that's a club and not a juvenile detention camp?
My pic for today - a montage of GoPro images. Note to self: when you take your camera out into the dales for the day, you have to actually stop and get off the bike to use it.
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Man, you really need to replace that toothbrush!
Not my toothbrush!
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Since pictures of flowers are blooming all over this site (sorry for the pun), here's mine. I was playing with the multiple exposure setting on my camera to create a French impressionistic-type of picture.
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This poor little fella flew straight into my sliding glass door one morning last week. It bounced off with a loud thud and landed on a fabric chair. It sat there for about 3-5 minutes, blinking, but otherwise not moving. Then it just up and flew away, as if nothing had happened.
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Hummingbird (9668) by MCH-1138, on Flickr
D7000 • Nikon 35mm f/1.8G • 1/250 @ f/1.8
Hummingbird (9668) by MCH-1138, on Flickr
D7000 • Nikon 35mm f/1.8G • 1/250 @ f/1.8
I've been enjoying your hummingbird photos very much but these are something again! Love the movement in them, especially the first one, it's almost an abstract and the colours are gorgeous.
My wife still has the flower ring her bridesmaid carried from 16 years ago. It gets pretty dusty though. Maybe I should attack it with my lens rocket blower!
Yeah Mrs MacRy's bouquet is pretty dusty too. We daren't dust it in case it disintegrates though as it looks so fragile.
I've started tweaking even my film shots a little bit now!
It seems I can't simple just 'take a photo anymore!'
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Ducks & Flo by acearchie, on Flickr
It seems I can't simple just 'take a photo anymore!'
Ducks & Flo by acearchie, on Flickr
Went to see if the bluebells were out yesterday. Mostly they weren't, so I couldn't go for the wide shot I was looking for. Used my extension tube and went for some macro. Comments always welcome.
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20140418-_DSC1696 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
20140418-_DSC1696 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
too bad..
nicely lit, I just saw the bts shot too
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yes, that time eventually comes to everybody
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very nice fuji/rokkor colors
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nice shapes and gradients
