Some More Feeder Shots

An attack approach:
https://db.tt/oCaeWlzk

A landing:
https://db.tt/m96CBOSV

A breather:
https://db.tt/MLTLDymS
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Regards,

Savageduck

Savageduck wrote:
An attack approach:
https://db.tt/oCaeWlzk

A landing:
https://db.tt/m96CBOSV

A breather:
https://db.tt/MLTLDymS


Nice shots. Are you acquainted with the magnificent hummingbird picture
book from 1960 by Crawford Greenewalt? He was the head of DuPont, and
had unlimited resources, including airplanes and helicopters. The book
is filled with great Hasselblad shots, taken when the birds were
temporarily caught, photographed, and then released. Each picture is
printed on high quality paper and hand-tipped onto a page. He had a lot
of money and help, but also had a lot of knowledge of the birds.

I of course have a copy of the book, which I suspect is out of print. A
while ago, there was a cheap Chinese reprint, where the photos were
reproduced dreadfully.

Again,your pix are very good.

Mort Linder

On 2016-07-24 00:33:08 +0000, Mort said:

Savageduck wrote:
An attack approach:
https://db.tt/oCaeWlzk

A landing:
https://db.tt/m96CBOSV

A breather:
https://db.tt/MLTLDymS


Nice shots. Are you acquainted with the magnificent hummingbird picture
book from 1960 by Crawford Greenewalt? He was the head of DuPont, and
had unlimited resources, including airplanes and helicopters. The book
is filled with great Hasselblad shots, taken when the birds were
temporarily caught, photographed, and then released. Each picture is
printed on high quality paper and hand-tipped onto a page. He had a lot
of money and help, but also had a lot of knowledge of the birds.

I of course have a copy of the book, which I suspect is out of print. A
while ago, there was a cheap Chinese reprint, where the photos were
reproduced dreadfully.

When you first mentioned the Greenewald book I looked for one and
succeeded via an Amazon vendor. I got a 1960 first edition (sans dust
cover), but otherwise unblemmished and perfect for $28. It has the
single edge mounted prints.
I find is it has the character of an old reference book and the style
of the prints bears back to an older different time in photography
(1953-59). That said it is an invaluable book and one I am happy to
own. Thanks for recommending it.

Again,your pix are very good.

Thanks.
One can only keep plodding up that learning curve that photography
places in front of us. I am just happy to have such challenging
subjects near at hand, even though they go through 20-30 Lbs of sugar a
week.

--
Regards,

Savageduck

On 2016-07-24 04:52:35 +0000, Tony Cooper said:

On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 21:00:57 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

Thanks.
One can only keep plodding up that learning curve that photography
places in front of us. I am just happy to have such challenging
subjects near at hand, even though they go through 20-30 Lbs of sugar a
week.

It's a good thing that Michael Bloomberg is not in charge where you
are.

None of that sugar is for human consumption in this house. It is just
for those energetic, potentially diabetic, feathered children.
I currently have 30-40 feeding here with the occasional swarm topping
100. Mostly Anna's hummingbirds (Calypte Anna) with one or two Rufous
(Selasphoras Rufus) sneaking in.

--
Regards,

Savageduck

On 23/07/2016 22:33, Savageduck wrote:
An attack approach:
https://db.tt/oCaeWlzk

A landing:
https://db.tt/m96CBOSV

A breather:
https://db.tt/MLTLDymS

Very good! How far away were those and what lens/camera? I'm guess
your Fuji camera, but lens & eq. focal length?

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Cheers,
David
Web: http://www.satsignal.eu

On 2016-07-24 05:46:17 +0000, David Taylor
said:

On 23/07/2016 22:33, Savageduck wrote:
An attack approach:
https://db.tt/oCaeWlzk

A landing:
https://db.tt/m96CBOSV

A breather:
https://db.tt/MLTLDymS

Very good! How far away were those and what lens/camera? I'm guess
your Fuji camera, but lens & eq. focal length?

It's all in the EXIF data.
The Fujifilm X-E2 (with 4.01 firmware) and the XF55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R
LM OIS @ 200mm.
The range was about 12 feet.
Manual exposure with a few variations for each due to using Auto-ISO:
#1: 1/1250 sec, f/4.8, ISO 1600.
#2: 1/800, f/4.8, ISO 1000.
#3: 1/1250 sec, f/4.8, ISO 1600

--
Regards,

Savageduck

On 7/23/2016 5:33 PM, Savageduck wrote:
An attack approach:
https://db.tt/oCaeWlzk

A landing:
https://db.tt/m96CBOSV

A breather:
https://db.tt/MLTLDymS

Nicely done. The feeders on the last two remind me of a flying saucer.
The hummers are well done. I know how hard it is to get those critters.

--
PeterN

On 24/07/2016 07:22, Savageduck wrote:
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It's all in the EXIF data.
The Fujifilm X-E2 (with 4.01 firmware) and the XF55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM
OIS @ 200mm.
The range was about 12 feet.
Manual exposure with a few variations for each due to using Auto-ISO:
#1: 1/1250 sec, f/4.8, ISO 1600.
#2: 1/800, f/4.8, ISO 1000.
#3: 1/1250 sec, f/4.8, ISO 1600

Thanks. Being close must make it a little easier.

--
Cheers,
David
Web: http://www.satsignal.eu

Savageduck wrote:
When you first mentioned the Greenewald book I looked for one and
succeeded via an Amazon vendor. I got a 1960 first edition (sans dust
cover), but otherwise unblemmished and perfect for $28. It has the
single edge mounted prints.
I find is it has the character of an old reference book and the style of
the prints bears back to an older different time in photography
(1953-59). That said it is an invaluable book and one I am happy to own.
Thanks for recommending it.


Hi,

You are quite welcome. I am glad that you find the pix therein
interesting, albeit from another generation. It includes pix of
hummingbirds that I never knew to exist. Wasn't that long-tailed one
magnificent?

Since I sold my house in the woods, and moved to an apartment in a
built-up area, I no longer have access to birds. It was nice while it
lasted = 45 years.

Good photo shooting,

Mort Linder

Tony Cooper wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jul 2016 21:00:57 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:



It's a good thing that Michael Bloomberg is not in charge where you
are.



Hi,

We currently have a severe epidemic of adult type diabetes in young
children,caused mainly by obesity and excessive ingestion of sugars.
After 20 years or so, many of these young people will develop blindness,
kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes, and leg amputations. This is a
serious and rapidly progressing problem, and not a suitable subject for
political jokes.

As an example, a small can of Coca-Cola has about 7 teaspoons of sugar,
but marked in grams, which most Americans do not understand.

In plain words, too much sugar cripples and kills.

Mort Linder