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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 4/10/2006
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Nice capture Fred , 1400mm !! , great angle & details , very well taken .
Galal
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Fred Lord
{K:4844} 4/10/2006
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We have four species, one of which is predominant. The Rufous males show up in early May and are very skittish at all times. The female Rufous and one or two Broad-Tailed males are next, then the Broad-Tailed females, Black-Chinned, and Calliope show up in the single digits for most of the summer. The Rufous males are the most violent with the female Rufous a close second. Probably 80% of our birds are Rufous females. I want more Black-Chinned and Calliope but they are relatively uncommon and pursued by the Rufous females relentlessly. The Calliope are remarkably brave and nonviolent for being our smallest U.S. bird. My wife and I love them the most. My keeper ratio is relatively low (maybe 1:20) because I shoot anything close to a pose and edit later. Each year, I get a higher percentage and I am hoping for that trend to continue. I am ranging farther afield to get more variety now and perhaps there will be more of the minority birds in evidence.
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j esford
{K:13518} 4/10/2006
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The Ruby-Throats will be making their way in about the same time period here. Males show up first (2 weeks earlier) to establish the territory. The shooting regiment is entirely different from what you have there Fred. A single male will control square miles of territory. Feeding almost never involves more than 2-3 females. Males dine alone, so it's difficult to "ignore" the human element. They are very skittish, and extremely violent towards each other. I use essentially the same set-up as you have shown, but get drastically different quality of my shots. I get about a 1:12 ratio on a good day.
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Fred Lord
{K:4844} 4/10/2006
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Thanks for the comments. The hummingbirds should be back in about 5-6 weeks. I will have the 500mm to play with so I'm hoping to improve my keeper ratio this year. I will post any new one in June as we are traveling the latter part of May.
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Jason Mckeown
{K:22200} 4/9/2006
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WOW now that's a lens, great shot Fred looks good
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j esford
{K:13518} 4/9/2006
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Well Fred, you've done it again my friend. We really have to talk about these hummingbird supershots you've gotten yourself and now this cardinal shot! You are my hero!
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Fred Lord
{K:4844} 4/9/2006
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Dave: Now all I have to do is put on the extension tubes and I have a 1400mm macro setup. I was pleased at the relatively little loss of sharpness. I guess it's time to buy the 2X as I borrowed this one from my guide for the day, Steve Bentsen.
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Fred Lord
{K:4844} 4/9/2006
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Scott: We were in a ground-level blind and the bird was about 15' away from us.
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 4/9/2006
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An amazing closeup, Fred! I'd say your experiment turned out very well. Great details and clarity, even with that stacking!
Dave.
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James Cowhey
{K:374} 4/9/2006
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Great capture - makes me want to try stacking converters on my digital (haven't tried that yet)
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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR
{K:42404} 4/9/2006
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simply wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!
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Scott Tylor
{K:407} 4/9/2006
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Beautifull Bird ,Hard to get that close,Very sharp.
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