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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Hummer in Motion


This little guy has become a backyard regular.  Stops by, gets his fill of my special blend of water and sugar, hangs around for a little while, then heads off to parts unknown.  I was actually hoping on getting pictures of finches, but when opportunity knocks, I answer the door.  This was taken with my Nikon D200, Nikon 600mm VR, using f/9, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, and a 1.4 tele-converter.  I didn't have to use a flash as the sun was shining directly into the bird's face.  Metering was done in spot mode and I focused on the eye.  These guys love to dive in and take a sip, then pull back into the same spot, making it easy to predict where they might hover.

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