So I am having to teach myself the fine art of photographing birds in very short order. I have discovered that my hanging flower pots on my back patio have each been taken over by nesting doves, sparrows and finches. Of course, this means I can no longer water my flowers and they've wilted away quickly. I would rather have the birds, honestly. So just for good measure, I bought a cheap humming bird feeder.
Now I've done it. Between the nests and the feeder, I have enough subjects to keep me busy for the summer. The problem is, I've never shot birds before. The hummers are proving quite difficult, which is why I am here looking for advice. My longest lens (70-200 f2.8L) allows me to station myself a reasonable distance from the feeder (the birds are still very wary of my presence). However, when zoomed all the way in it's nearly impossible to capture the little buggars in flight. Zoomed out a bit, I find I am having to use an unacceptable amount of crop (see below). I have a couple plans to try some remote shutter release and an UWA lens...we'll see how that pans out.
Anyway, I've much to learn and will be spending some quality time reading the old and new posts here. Wish me luck!
