I’m getting the hang of how to get some pretty good photographs so I’ll continue to share them with you if you’re not bored with them yet!
I tried taking them near dawn and found that the flash washed out all the color when the light was too low, it seems that the best combination of light is the evening near dusk where there’s still plenty of natural light but it’s low enough that the flash comes on as well. Then you pretty much point at the area and simply click the shot every time the flash recharges because if you try to "pose" a shot they’re so fast they’re gone.
In this first shot two of the rufous hummingbirds are fighting for position.
In this second shot again they are jockeying for position. When I am taking these photos I’m about 2 feet away and one of the hummers tends to come right up to the camera and tries to stare me down.
I have hundreds of shots now, so I’m only trying to pick ones that hae something in them that is different or unusual. In this last photo, in the high res version (I’m not sure how well it will show up at 75 dpi) the red throat of the ruby-throated hummingbird at the left just glows as does the green back on the hummingbird in the center front. I hop you’re not bored with my "babies!"
Tomorrow I’ll be gone all day as I am going to church in the morning and then we drive up to Hume Lake to take Michael-Brett to camp for the week. We’ll spend the afternoon at the lake just hanging around with family and friends — pretty much a perfect afternoon if my beloved husband were with us 🙁 Oh Well!
Please pray for Steve as he’ll be preaching at 11:30 AM PDT. Hope you’re having a relaxing, enjoyable weekend.
THE PROVERB OF THE DAY: Proverbs11:8-10 The righteous man is rescued from trouble, and it comes on the wicked instead. With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape. When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. NIV
Love your hummingbird pics. We have some, not as many as you – and also just one variety. We have two little fellows that visit and they seem to drink more in the hot weather.
Thanks for sharing. Love it. Sandy
ps thanks for your freebies…
I like the pictures too! Keep ’em coming!
Amazing and beautiful pictures Audrey!
I just love your pictures, AJ!
What I want to know is…. I have the same hummingbird feeder, but I only have three hummers 🙁 How did you get so many? You must have an awesome garden, to attract so many hummers 😀 (I can’t claim anything special except that we live in an area that they come for the summer… anyone who puts out a feeder here gets tons of hummingbirds! We even have a local restaurant that is called “The Hummingbird.” We were there for lunch Sunday and my girls said, “So why doesn’t the Hummingbird have any feeders out?!” Trust me, my garden is nothing special right now!)
I am so jealous. I’m not seeing hummingbirds this year. I did see a goldfinch today though
Yes, you are getting the hang of taking really good photos
of the hummingbirds. Thanks for sharing them with us.
You can almost see the flutter of their wings! Awesome!
Thank you for sharing these photos they actually bring back fond memories for me. Prior to my parents moving to the Island they lived on a large farm here in the states. I would visit them often on weekends, especially during the summer. They had a big ole porch swing on their front porch and near it Hummingbird feeders. It was always a treat to sit outside and watch the beautiful males come in for their food.
AJ, never ever get tired of looking at your shots of the hummers.
They are so amazing to me.
Praying for Steve.
I just love those little birds, I have been feeding them for years. THe birds bring such joy to me to watch them in action.