I've shot a few sparrows and warblers that call for a 12-15 foot range - getting into a range half that distance is really a challenge.
Good luck with future shots - you are fortunate to live in an area with so many different hummingbirds!
- MCC
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Mark Cassino Photography
Kalamazoo, MI
www.markcassino.com
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: PESO - Spring Rufous
Thanks Mark. I realize they're not masterpieces, but I was overall pleased with result. As you know it's rather difficult to capture a tiny bird the size of your thumb from 8 - 10 feet away.
We have 4 different types of hummingbirds, the least leaving sometime in October. The 1st, a Calliope, showed up here on April 15 at 9:34 AM (at least that's when we first saw it).
Last summer we had six feeders, each with six perches about a foot apart from each other. All 36 perches were occupied and there were about half that many again, waiting in the wings for their turn. I believe these are the 32 oz size feeders. We filled them twice a week. Being territorial and with the mating displays, it was pretty much the Keystone Cops of Hummingbirds at our place for most of last summer.
Tom C.
From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: PESO - Spring Rufous Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:57:54 -0400
Nice bird - the background is a bit rough, but to be honest it's not any worse that some that I've gotten with the A* 400 f.2.8 If the background isn't far enough off to be blurred - it won't be blurred!
The bird itself looks sharp. Hopefully it will be visiting for a while.
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http://www.photo.net/photodb/presentation.tcl?presentation_id=285074
Click on thumbnails per ususal.
Taken about 45 minutes ago. Rufous Hummingbird in the willow outside our front door, doing watch duty on the food supply.
Pentax *ist D and Tokina 500mm f/8 mirror lens. Equivalent to 750mm on the *ist D. Handheld between 1/160 and 1/250 second.
I always enjoy this lens. Background is always a little odd. Comments yay, nay, or otherwise, welcomed.
Tom C.
