Sorry I haven’t posted anything in the last couple of days. A few of you asked what my setup looks like for taking pictures of the Hummingbirds.
It’s actually fairly basic. I tend to set up right by the hot tub so that I can quickly focus on 1 of the 4 Hummingbird feeders (you can only see two of them in the following pictures). As a reminder, my camera is a Canon 40D, flash is a 580 EXII, and the primary lens I use is the Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM. We actually used Leecy’s camera to take these pictures which is a Canon PowerShot SD700 IS.
Looking at this picture from left to right, is Bamboo, Pomegranate (with the green wrap around it), Milkweed (where the white chair is), and Wisteria (hanging on the fence). You can see how in less than ideal light conditions, shooting towards the fence will fool the camera into thinking it is much darker outside than it really is.
Hummingbird Camera Setup 1
In this shot it’s essentially the same as above, but showing a bit of the hot tub and the Hummingbird Bush (in the pot).
Hummingbird Camera Setup 2
In this final picture you can see the Firecracker Bush, Pussywillow (the tree), Coneflowers, Fennel, Hummingbird Bush, Lady Banks Climbing Rose, Dutchman’s Pipevine, and a couple of others I can’t recall right now. I consider this area more of my nectar garden area as it’s where the Butterflies, Bees, and Hummingbirds like to hang out. Again, I’m shooting towards a fairly dark background which makes the available light less than ideal.
Hummingbird Camera Setup 3
That’s basically it. Feel free to ask any questions and I will do my best to answer
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