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10D Still Going Strong!
Recently, I spent about two hours on a Sunday morning trying to get the
hummer to hit a certain flower where I had pre-focused the camera. I had the 20D on a tripod with a remote cable running inside the house. I had two speedlights set up, one on each side for illumination. Then I went inside and sat and waited ..... and waited ..... and waited. That damned bird would hit every flower on the plant except the one I wanted him to hit. Try this: Save one of the syringes that you use to give shots to your dogs, or get one from the vet or pet store; Grind off the point for safety reasons; Fill the syringe with sugar water mixed at a strong ratio like 3-1 or even 2.5-1; and, use the syringe to inject the nectar into the flower you want the bird to visit. Do this the day before if the flower lasts for several days. Just before your shoot, refill the flower. I got about 15 shots of the bird at the same flower during that shoot. Patience is overrated. Eric Miller |
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Eric Miller wrote: Recently, I spent about two hours on a Sunday morning trying to get the hummer to hit a certain flower where I had pre-focused the camera. I had the 20D on a tripod with a remote cable running inside the house. I had two speedlights set up, one on each side for illumination. Then I went inside and sat and waited ..... and waited ..... and waited. That damned bird would hit every flower on the plant except the one I wanted him to hit. Try this: Save one of the syringes that you use to give shots to your dogs, or get one from the vet or pet store; Grind off the point for safety reasons; Fill the syringe with sugar water mixed at a strong ratio like 3-1 or even 2.5-1; and, use the syringe to inject the nectar into the flower you want the bird to visit. Do this the day before if the flower lasts for several days. Just before your shoot, refill the flower. I got about 15 shots of the bird at the same flower during that shoot. Patience is overrated. Eric Miller The sugar is really good for them too. I also heard that hummingbirds love the color red, so it might be a good idea to use a bright red flower. Helen |
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Eric Miller wrote: Recently, I spent about two hours on a Sunday morning trying to get the hummer to hit a certain flower where I had pre-focused the camera. I had the 20D on a tripod with a remote cable running inside the house. I had two speedlights set up, one on each side for illumination. Then I went inside and sat and waited ..... and waited ..... and waited. That damned bird would hit every flower on the plant except the one I wanted him to hit. Try this: Save one of the syringes that you use to give shots to your dogs, or get one from the vet or pet store; Grind off the point for safety reasons; Fill the syringe with sugar water mixed at a strong ratio like 3-1 or even 2.5-1; and, use the syringe to inject the nectar into the flower you want the bird to visit. Do this the day before if the flower lasts for several days. Just before your shoot, refill the flower. I got about 15 shots of the bird at the same flower during that shoot. Patience is overrated. Eric Miller When you say a mixture at a ratio of 3:1 do you mean three parts water and one part sugar or visa versa? |
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10D Still Going Strong!
ShibbyShane wrote:
Eric Miller wrote: Recently, I spent about two hours on a Sunday morning trying to get the hummer to hit a certain flower where I had pre-focused the camera. I had the 20D on a tripod with a remote cable running inside the house. I had two speedlights set up, one on each side for illumination. Then I went inside and sat and waited ..... and waited ..... and waited. That damned bird would hit every flower on the plant except the one I wanted him to hit. Try this: Save one of the syringes that you use to give shots to your dogs, or get one from the vet or pet store; Grind off the point for safety reasons; Fill the syringe with sugar water mixed at a strong ratio like 3-1 or even 2.5-1; and, use the syringe to inject the nectar into the flower you want the bird to visit. Do this the day before if the flower lasts for several days. Just before your shoot, refill the flower. I got about 15 shots of the bird at the same flower during that shoot. Patience is overrated. Eric Miller When you say a mixture at a ratio of 3:1 do you mean three parts water and one part sugar or visa versa? With the latter, you might as well hang out maple sugar candies..... -- john mcwilliams |
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10D Still Going Strong!
When you say a mixture at a ratio of 3:1 do you mean three parts water and one part sugar or visa versa? Yes, three parts water, one part sugar. Exact ratios are not important. 4:1 is the most common and most recommended ratio for hummingbird feeders. I mix it a little stronger when I am putting it into a flower for photography purposes. Eric Miller |
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GRAVITY LOVES THE AMAZING 20D!
Couldn't help it. I watched as the 20D and the 70-1200 f/2.8L came slowly crashing down to the pavement. |
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GRAVITY LOVES THE AMAZING 20D!
Robert Barr wrote: Couldn't help it. I watched as the 20D and the 70-200 f/2.8L came slowly crashing down to the pavement. I like it better than "20D: A FALL FROM GRACE" |
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Eric Miller wrote:
I mix it a little stronger when I am putting it into a flower for photography purposes. ... for more saturation? h -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. |
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Tony Polson wrote:
wrote: Technically very nice, and I'm sure very difficult to pull off consistently, but nonetheless, as boring as can be after one or two. Perhaps you are just easily bored. Perhaps you're easily impressed. (No slight on Eric Miller's photos; just a slight on Tony's insulting subtext). -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. |
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