Calliope Hummingbird
In my yard I have planted several red autumn sage flower bushes to attract hummingbirds. The flowers appear to enjoy ample water and a flowering fertilizer especially in summer when it's so hot especially like it is here in Las Vegas. The hummers are attracted to the red of the sage and of course the nectar. I also have some feeders set up for them. They are a great little bird to practice your photography on. They move extremely fast so you need to set your shutter speed above 1/800th of a second if you expect to freeze their wings in motion. My photo is not that sharp. It can be a challenge to focus on these little guys. Center point focusing may be pretty difficult. If you own a Canon or Nikon DSLR they offer multi-point focusing which may make the task much easier. Wearing a red hat or shirt will help to attract some hummingbirds to you, it may also help not to scare them away. If you have a place where you can sit comfortably and just wait for them to come to the flowers then practice taking your shot. Keep practicing, raise up the shutter speed if need be above 1/800th. Remember the more you practice the better you will become. |
