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Subject: [Leica] Hot hummers
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:14:24 -0500
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Howard,
These are all very nice.  My favorite is 9620, because all of the 
elements are in sharp focus.  Thanks for sharing them.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/30/2014 4:20 PM, H&E Cummer wrote:
> Hello Luggers,
> The juncos who have nested in one of our hanging baskets are keeping the 
> hummingbirds away from the fuchsias. But today, for whatever reason, an 
> anna hummingbird came by and made herself at home and stayed long enough - 
> in two sessions - for me to take 435 pictures with the D4 and the 80 - 400 
> VR zoom. On editing and cropping I think for hummingbirds the D800E may be 
> a better choice than the D4 as then I have a greater area to crop from. 
> Here are three of the better pictures:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hummers2014/9348.jpg.html>
>
> and the immediate next frame:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hummers2014/9349.jpg.html>
>
> and then a much later frame:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hummers2014/9620.jpg.html>
>
> What I really like about 9620 is the shadow of the hummingbird's beak on 
> the forwarded wing.
>
> Please look large. C&C always welcome.
>
> Howard
> (HOT HOT HOT on Pender Island!!)
>
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