Face to face with a hummingbird

[AgingEyes]

Another practice session with manual-focusing today. Unfortunately, I did worse this time. :cryin:

[Knight]

Maybe you think you did not do good on this one ,but i love it Good Capture .

[paulnj]

very nice!!!!!

[Loupey]

Ooooh! I like.

About as good as anyone could have gotten judging by your shutter speed and shallow DOF. I'm assuming you were shooting nearly wide open and it was very close?

[Old Timer]

I'd be proud to have this one in my portfolio. Nice job.

[mn shutterbug]

Quit your whining. I think it's great. After all, the most important part, the eye, is sharp.

[marco1910]

what was your shutter and F/stop?

[AgingEyes]

Thanks guys for the kind words !

Well, I felt I did worse because I only have one photo that is sort of presentable, in my opinion, out of the bunch of hummingbird shots I took that day.

Loupey, I was about a few feet away from the bird. If I bent forward a bit and really stretch my arm, I believe I could touch the bird with my hand. I was using a 105mm macro so I had to get close. Anywhere closer I think the birds would stay away though.

marco1910: f4, 1/1000 sec, ISO 100. Natural light.