[Leica] Hummingbirds

[photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe)]

+1

Thanks for capturing so well, and sharing, the vivid colours and swift 
motion.

Amities

Philippe



> Le 16 d?c. 2018 ? 04:32, CartersXRd via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a 
> ?crit :
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> Just?WOW!!
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> BTW?really enjoyed the pelicans also
> 
> ric
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>> On Dec 15, 2018, at 10:21 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at 
>> leica-users.org> wrote:
>> 
>> We spent a few days in Quito, a most charming town, on the way to the
>> Galapagos. On one of the days we hired a car and driver and set off for 
>> the
>> Mindo Cloud Forest in search of birds, especially hummingbirds. Ecuador is
>> Hummingbird Central, as 134 of the 320 odd varieties are found in the
>> Andean Cloud Forest there.  We went to a couple of places, outfitted with
>> plants, water, flowers and feeders to attract the birds, as is the norm in
>> Central and South America. Even with all this, it was quite difficult to
>> photograph the hummingbirds off the feeders, in a natural state, as they
>> zip around at what seems to be the speed of sound. Anyway, like the 
>> parable
>> of the monkeys at the typewriters, if one keep clicking away, some are
>> bound to be fine. These were all taken in natural light, hand held, 
>> without
>> the help of a high speed sync flash setup, which is normal for
>> photographing  hummingbirds.
>> 
>> Here is a page of hummingbirds. They are identified to the best of my
>> ability, if they need to be corrected, please let me know, and I will do 
>> so!
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Galapagos/hummers/
>> 
>> Please see LARGE
>> 
>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
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