Help with technique please.

acajun wrote in post #10872277
Thanks stava, That site has a wealth of information on hummingbird photography.

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I've got to look at it myself. I tried shooting hummingbirds this summer but, like you, wasn't happy with the shots I got.

poloman wrote in post #10871669
Of course, after the 8 flashes the hummingbirds are blind and must find their food by scent only.

lmao...

The motion blur and shallow dof works very well. Just crop the feeder out of the frame.

corkneyfonz wrote in post #10874986
The motion blur and shallow dof works very well. Just crop the feeder out of the frame.

I agree. I like the head being sharp with the wing blur. Maybe f/5.6 would have been better to have the beak sharper, but I still like what you have here. Crop in tight on it.

Your total depth of field at 200mm, f3.2, 69 inches distance is 0.33 inches, split pretty even between front and back. You can't cover the whole bird with that.

http://www.dofmaster.c​om/dofjs.html