Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Part of my backyard wildlife. I am still learning how to photograph hummingbirds, but they will be gone south soon.

Sony a200, Minolta 75-300mm, f11, 1/160

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Very nice captures. I'm still working on my first one. What flash did you use? Do they react to the flash? - TF

FWIW, 1/160s is really slow for hummingbirds in daylight.

Thanks for posting and sharing with us.

Thanks Y'all.

I used a Minolta 3500xi, but should have been closer. I had setup with closer flashes w/slaves, but the sun was too bright for the slaves to work with the a200 built in flash.

I have ordered radio triggers, if they work, and with practice, the photos should get better.

Phil

Here are some taken in Sept. at dusk, the flash slaves worked.

Two Minolta 3500xi on stands, triggered with a 2800 flash on the Sony a200. 300mm, 1/125, f11

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Phil

I tis so hard to get a good shot, this is the first time I ever saw one in NY right out side my window
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Great shots. I had to try several times before I took a photo worth keeping.

Kinda too bad we live on the eastern side of the US, it limits our hummingbird species to one or two. Here in the Houston, Texas area we see the Black Chinned Hummingbird as well as the Ruby Throated. I am going to New Mexico in March, there is more variety there. I know I will spend a few hours trying to get some good photos.

Meanwhile, a cold front just moved in today, dropping the temperature to around 60 degrees. This should push the rest of the humming birds south for the winter.

Phil

You are doing great! I live in NJ and seen a few migrating just last week, so have no fear on them being gone this week :)

Here's a good site for hummingbird migration. The track migration every spring as they move in to the US.

http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html