Irresdescence

[drash]

I kind of liked this shot of a female Ruby Throated Hummingbird as she left the feeder on our back deck in Lexington, SC. I am always fascinated by the irresdescence of the back feathers of these little birds. This was shot today with a Canon EOS 20D and a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 with a 2.0x teleconverter, zoomed to 270mm. Exposure was 1/125 sec., f/22, ISO 400, using high speed flash.

[dougdelong]

Very nice shot Don. But let me ask this, I have been having trouble attracting humming birds and was wondering if I might be offering the wrong kind of food. What are you using in your feeders to attract so many.

[rpk717]

Don,

Another wonderful hummer shot, you are the master of the technique. If you would be willing to present a talk on hummingbird imaging techniques I'm sure the Midlands group would love to see it.

[mrsisu]

Your are clearly the master of hummingbirds with this shot another great example and probably my favorite of the ones you have posted so far. I would love to hear you present on hummingbird photography. I really like having very little of the feeder visible. Keep them coming. :) :)

[drash]

Thanks for all the nice comments!:)

Doug: I use nothing special at my feeders, just a mixture of 4 cups of water to 1 cup of sugar. This stuff will ferment, so it is best to change every three or four days during hot weather.

Robert and Don: I would be willing to present a talk on my techniques. They are pretty simple, so the talk would not take too much time.

I had also been thinking about submitting an article to Bob Williams for inclusion in Camera in the Wild, but I managed to procrastinate until past the deadline of August 25 for the Fall edition. :o Actually, part of the reason for dragging my feet was uncertainty about whether there would be any interest in this.

[rpk717]

Don & Don,

Let's move this conversation of a hummingbird talk to the Midland's Forum. I'll start it off.