[Leica] The Hummers are back!

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Hi Howard,

Nice images, especially the last one.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H&E Cummer" <cummer at netvigator.com>
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 1:16 PM
Subject: [Leica] The Hummers are back!


> Hello Luggers,
> We were so late this year getting the cabin open (water line problems) 
> that I thought I might have missed establishing our fuchsias on the 
> hummingbirds' feeding patterns.
> Thankfully I was wrong and they have started to show up - very early 
> morning (5:30 am) and late evening (7 - 7:30 pm). This makes for 
> challenging light conditions
> for a 300mm Nikkor f4.0 with a 2 X extender on the D800E. Still we are 
> having some success and hope for more and better over the summer.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/PenderBirds/1LegJuncoW.jpg.html>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/lu2n8ok
>
> I caught this Junco standing on one leg while waiting for the 
> hummingbirds.
>
> and here is a female approaching the far fuchsias.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/PenderBirds/HumLftWngForW.jpg.html>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/l2b7u5k
>
> A close up cropped from about a quarter of the frame:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/PenderBirds/HummerUpw.jpg.html>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/lk57d5p
>
> and a close up of feeding:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/PenderBirds/HumwgForW.jpg.html>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ljwfof2
>
> There is more noise at ISO 6400 with the D800E compared to the D700 but 
> the
> ability to crop from so many pixels is very helpful. Noise reducing 
> suggestions in CS6 would be welcomed.
>
> C&C always welcome. Please look large too.
>
> Howard
>
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