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themtkid
22nd of July 2007 (Sun), 20:06
Ok if you havent seen my other series of a hummingbird perched check it out - http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=352473

This series is either of the same hummingbird or other hummingbirds, It is very hard to keep track of them lol.

Picture #1
The blue is a pond. I have a pond behind my house and you can see it in this pic.
http://www.crookedhornphotography.com/photos/index.php?image=IMG_3454.jpg&list=Birds&page=1
http://www.crookedhornphotography.com/photos/Birds/IMG_3454.jpg

Picture #2
http://www.crookedhornphotography.com/photos/index.php?image=IMG_3456.jpg&list=Birds&page=1
http://www.crookedhornphotography.com/photos/Birds/IMG_3456.jpg

Picture #3
Its a little blurry but its at 100% Crop!
http://www.crookedhornphotography.com/photos/index.php?image=IMG_3448fullcrop.jpg&list=Birds&page=1
http://www.crookedhornphotography.com/photos/Birds/IMG_3448fullcrop.jpg

Picture #4
I have a pond behind my house so you can see the water behind this hummingbird.
http://www.crookedhornphotography.com/photos/index.php?image=IMG_3462.jpg&list=Birds&page=1
http://www.crookedhornphotography.com/photos/Birds/IMG_3462.jpg
Cooper911
22nd of July 2007 (Sun), 22:11
Your 15 years old? Good grief, you are doing very well! Humming birds are very difficult to capture and you have done well. I really like the natural environment with the hummers...going from flower to flower. You should be very proud of this series. Excellent work.
wtaccord
22nd of July 2007 (Sun), 22:44
Great job! I like #4 the best. They are deffinitely hard to catch. I just put up a feeder and have been having a tough time catching the little guys. I took a look at your website as well. Very nice!
themtkid
22nd of July 2007 (Sun), 23:07
Thank you both for saying these kind words, and this means alot to me for someone to say these kind words to me about my pictures. And yes these hummingbirds are very hard to capture, I wishing to get a very tack sharp image of just the hummingbird and nothing else in flight. Thanx again and keep the comments coming
canonloader
23rd of July 2007 (Mon), 16:07
Great shots Kid. You might try some flash on them next time, to lighten them up a bit. :)
rocklyons
23rd of July 2007 (Mon), 17:10
Very nice pictures.
themtkid
23rd of July 2007 (Mon), 21:40
Thanx for the comments and canonloader ill try that next time
silvex
24th of July 2007 (Tue), 00:33
very nice. I noticed that you shoot most of the time at iso 100 and get low shutter speeds. Unless you are on a tripod I would suggest a iso200-iso400 to get more shutter speed.

I wish I could live near wildlife like you do...
joegolf68
24th of July 2007 (Tue), 00:40
Well done there young'un. Way to go. Keep up the good work.
themtkid
24th of July 2007 (Tue), 11:39
Silvex: Yes i shoot on a tripod all the time with Is on all the time. So thanx and i really never liked the result of a high iso, but i will do it if i need to.

Joegold68: Thanx and ill keep the pictures coming
silvex
25th of July 2007 (Wed), 11:20
Silvex: Yes i shoot on a tripod all the time with Is on all the time. So thanx and i really never liked the result of a high iso, but i will do it if i need to.

Joegold68: Thanx and ill keep the pictures coming

great! While the 100-400 is in on a tripod Iwould turn IS off. Actually I turn my off, since it might confuse the lens.
themtkid
25th of July 2007 (Wed), 13:38
Yes I really could never see a difference with IS on or IS off for some reason but i will try that silvex
canonloader
25th of July 2007 (Wed), 13:42
The newer versions are supposed to turn IS off when it senses it is on a tripod. I don't know, I never had a new one, but my old version, with IS on and on a tripod, would wonder off center. So I just turned it off when I used a tripod. It can't hurt anyway. :)
Kraig C
25th of July 2007 (Wed), 13:43
nice work... I wish these camera's were around 15 years ago :P
themtkid
25th of July 2007 (Wed), 14:23
Thanx kraig c and cannon Ill try turning it off but it seems like its better on lol
pttenn
25th of July 2007 (Wed), 14:46
15 years old??? Good grief I better quit. VERY nice shots, #4 does it for me. Keep shooting, you are already better than a lot of us! :)
Karen
bob393
25th of July 2007 (Wed), 16:13
Great captures. Number four for me..
themtkid
25th of July 2007 (Wed), 19:34
pttenn: Yep just turned 15, Thanx for the comment and I love photography and id like to make it a career one day, But i can only thank everyone on the forums for making me this good- commenting and giving advice for everything .
Bob: Thanx for the comment