Ruby-throated hummingbird

[dangles]

Caught this guy feeding tonight in the back yard. It's amazing how close they will let you get.

Canon 20D
Sigma 50-500mm @ 500mm
1/250 sec, f/9
Mode: Manual
ISO: 800
Flash exp comp: -1/3

http://dangles.netfirms.com/hummingbird7.jpg

[Wayne Wood]

nicely done , they do let you get close but that doesn't make them any easier to shoot good job thanx for posting

[condyk]

Nice ... the Bigma is underrated by some but I think it can do a great job in the right hands.

[dancad]

Along with all the hummingbird pictures we've seen lately, this one holds its own. Nicely done.

[scott stokes]

awsome shot I hope to one day get a shot like that.

[Dragonslayer]

Well hello Duane and welcome to the POTN site. I see you are working the hummingbirds now, and you managed a very nice shot here. If you can get close enough on these birds like 10-15 foot, try setting your flash to manual mode and setting the power to like 1/4 power, you might like the results from that set up also. This one turned out very nice though as posted.

[dangles]

Thanks Eric, looking forward to meeting you when you come up for the trip to the Great Salt Plains