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Jack Douglas said:
Again, very interesting. I live with a Grey Parrot so some of the moves seem familiar. Like when a feather gets stuck on their nose. ;) National Geo. had a video of a kill in the grouping of yours. Very tough to follow that bird!

Jack

I may be lucky enough to witness a kill if I wait long enough (fingers crossed) but will probably be very lucky to get good shots let alone video. Usually when they are flying I switch to stills as I can just about manage to keep them in viewfinder but video using live view... that's a whole new world..! :o
 
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Took my camera to the lab again and cycling back manage to get a shot or two of a female yellowhammer. The first is sharper but I prefer the slightly different angle of the face in the second. 562mm on the 150-600mm Sigma C on 5DS R at f/6.3 (is there a different aperture) and the usual iso 640. DxO with USM 0.9 px at 100% with no other PP as usal.
 

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AlanF said:
Took my camera to the lab again and cycling back manage to get a shot or two of a female yellowhammer. The first is sharper but I prefer the slightly different angle of the face in the second. 562mm on the 150-600mm Sigma C on 5DS R at f/6.3 (is there a different aperture) and the usual iso 640. DxO with USM 0.9 px at 100% with no other PP as usal.
Both are nice. :)
 
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First time photographing some Hummingbirds this year. It was pretty exciting for me since last year I was only using a 70-200 on the 5d and that was not enough reach.

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serendipidy said:
Ryananthony said:
First time photographing some Hummingbirds this year. It was pretty exciting for me since last year I was only using a 70-200 on the 5d and that was not enough reach.

5D3 Sigma 150-600C
Nice photos. Well done!

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Your comments remind me of my first hummer shots. Don't see too many RT's around here and then I discovered that the touch-me-nots at the slew were attracting them and I got many shots - but not one male! Exciting indeed.

Jack
 
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