Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/31

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Subject: [Leica] Hot hummers
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 07:02:56 +0200
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I think the third one is the best.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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On 30 Jul 2014, at 23:20, H&E Cummer <cummer at netvigator.com> 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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