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Obama In Black And White
Regardless of your political leanings, last night was one for the history books.
3700 Main
Samples from my 3700 Main collection on Flickr
Beetle
Some Call Me … Tim
Sometime my co-workers say thanks by giving me a bottle of vodka. I encourage this practice, though I wonder if they’re trying to tell me something.
I Lied
I just plum forgot to post this one.
Parting Shots
This should be the last of the hummingbird photos I post this season. Unless I manage to get something that trumps all of the previous shots but I don’t see that happening right now.
On Saturday I experimented with shooting the birds in flight. To do this I put some distance between myself and the feeder to put the birds at ease. While I got some great shots, I ended up having to crop-zoom to get something that would fill the frame.
That means as good as that shot above is, that’s also it in terms of resolution and file size. It’s not printable but makes good web copy.
Same for these
But today I moved in closer to the feeder. The birds were quite a bit more wary and were reluctant to come in close. They did come and I imagine they will become braver if I keep it up.
What a difference a few feet make, though.
The above image is resized for the web, but the full res version is 2148×1432. That’s quite a difference for just a few feet, some serious sweat equity and a lot of patience.
I’ve learned quite a bit via this exercise about focal length and shooting fast moving targets, not to mention the capabilities and the limitations of my gear. And best of all, I had a ton of fun doing it!
Hopefully my handful of readers are not sick to death of seeing hummingbirds and haven’t abandoned all hope and moved on to less feathery region of the Internet.