Hummingbirds are really enjoying the spring blooms, including this male Rufous hummingbird in San Diego; sharing for Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD) and Dawn Miller’s Spring Festival 2022. Hummingbirds’ wings beat at anywhere from seventy-five to two hundred times per second, which is why they usually look blurry at higher shutter speeds. I am still trying to practice my shutter speed manually, but there wasn’t enough cloud cover to lower the speed too much. The first photo had a shutter speed of 1/200. I tried to capture him at 1/20 and 1/30, but it was too bright outside.

Gorgeous photo π
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Thank you! π
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Excellent capture.
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Thank you! π
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excellent shots Dawn! Try using a shutter speed of 1/5000 next time. You’ll be able to freeze the wings then.
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Thank you! π I tried 1/2000 and it was too bright. The hummingbird was so bright white at that speed, so I went the other direction and slowed it down. Maybe it has to be overcast at the higher shutter speed?
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put it on “Manual” first of all, then put the shutter speed up to 1/5000. Adjust your aperture, you’ll probably have to open it right up? If that isn’t enough, bump your ISO up one notch.
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I will definitely try that! Thank you! π€π
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Two wonderful captures of a difficult subject. π
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Thank you! π
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Surprised we were to learn they only weigh a few grams.
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They are tiny! Amazing birds. Thanks for stopping by. π
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