Charlie's angel
Charlie's angel dropped by for a visit and posed for shot!
Charlie's angel dropped by for a visit and posed for shot!
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Location
After watching the activity around my feeder, I set myself up just inside my sliding glass door and waited, patiently as wanted to capture her in flight and viola..patience paid off!.Time
Just after lunch time, as I had taken some earlier shots of her at the feeder but knew she would either hover or fly to the sheperds hook and hang out on it for several minutes..having already taken those I waited patiently for in flight shot!Lighting
Natural light, no flash, even taking shots through the screen door with lens up against it allowed for better shots than standing in my condo looking out, the light is better when you are IN it as opposed to trying to make it.Equipment
Nikon D5600 set to the sports scene as it gave me plenty of options for catching her in flight with the right shutter speed, iso and f stop..I used my Nikon 70-300mm lens.Inspiration
I have admired hummingbird photos for years and I belong to a facebook group that I feel really honoured to be involved with. There is a fella in that group who takes stellar captures of hummingbirds and has been educating me on the ins and outs of hummingbirds and he was impressed with the shot as I really wanted to show my capability in capturing her in flight!Editing
I use Lightroom and I am still learning the many million things you can do within that program. I usually go with a preset to give the background some more texture or smoothing out the annoying background. I just tweak it to bring it out to the pop stage but am limited in my education in lightroom techniques, so much to learn and it's a hobby at this point so I normally wait a few days after the photos have been taken, delete what I don't like then get down to work.In my camera bag
I normally have my Nikon D5600, Nikon 70-300mm, Nikon 50mm prime lens and a 70-200mm that I rarely use.Feedback
Be patient, take millions of shots because how else would I have gotten so lucky! I tried the shot from a variety of angles and am limited in that my deck is attached to a condo, so I didn't have infinite options. Let the hummingbirds get used to you, be around them without becoming the paparazzi and then introduce the camera/lens to them in a non aggressive way...
