Do you ever feel like a complete and total fool when shooting? One of those times for me was yesterday shooting this tiny little hummingbird who perfectly perched on our lemon tree. I had my 200-600 ready to go and he let me get about 10 feet away. Perfect!! I had my camera set to 1/1,000 second and auto iso…or so I thought. It was actually set to 1/100 second. And I only noticed when he finally flew away. I was so mad when I saw my shutter speed. Luckily, I had a few that turned out. Idiot. 🙂
mudlake wrote:
Do you ever feel like a complete and total fool when shooting? One of those times for me was yesterday shooting this tiny little hummingbird who perfectly perched on our lemon tree. I had my 200-600 ready to go and he let me get about 10 feet away. Perfect!! I had my camera set to 1/1,000 second and auto iso…or so I thought. It was actually set to 1/100 second. And I only noticed when he finally flew away. I was so mad when I saw my shutter speed. Luckily, I had a few that turned out. Idiot. 🙂
Look at it this way, if your shutter speed had been at 1/1000, your ISO would have been very very high, something around 6000?
Douglas L wrote:
Winter wonderland! We still haven't seen snow in our area yet, send some our way!
Looks like maybe it's on its way already... We had a few weeks with nice winter weather, but now it has gotten overcast and windy and some days with +5C/41F. Normally this time of year we have -15C or so.
Foggy night shots from my hometown Skellefteå in northern Sweden where my parents and brother still live.
A7II and Lensbaby Edge 50. All taken freehand with it at f/4.
Looking out across the frosty morn at the trees in autumn color, homes, and Post Office beyond the retention ponds behind my home bathed in early morning golden sunlight.
Hand Held, relying on IBIS, A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph lens; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f4 1/400 Second.
Exposure Corrected +0.44 Stops.
October 19, 2022
Looking out my Kitchen sliding door, across the frosty grass, retention ponds, farmers corn field at the trees in autumn color homes and Post Office.
HelenaN wrote:
Looks like maybe it's on its way already... We had a few weeks with nice winter weather, but now it has gotten overcast and windy and some days with +5C/41F. Normally this time of year we have -15C or so.
Foggy night shots from my hometown Skellefteå in northern Sweden where my parents and brother still live.
A7II and Lensbaby Edge 50. All taken freehand with it at f/4.
Helena -- Great photos (as always)! I looked up on Wiki about your hometown -- very interesting place, and very modern since 1800's.
So much different weather here -- your 41F is about our normal Aberdeen daytime high in winter, along with a bunch of rain! Of course I live in a temperate rain forest, but like you, near rivers, lakes and ocean (never really frozen here). Right now, we are being hit by the "Pineapple Express" with daytime highs of 52F expected this afternoon.
Thanks for your wonderful pictures from Scandinavia!
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More trudging around in wetness. . .
a7R4, Loxia 35, LR
ILCE-7RM4E 35mm F2 lens35mmf/5.61/60s1000 ISO-0.3 EV
ILCE-7RM4E 35mm F2 lens35mmf/8.01/60s200 ISO-0.3 EV
ILCE-7RM4E 35mm F2 lens35mmf/4.01/60s400 ISO-0.3 EV
California has received an enormous amount of rain in the last 10 days. Too bad the current setup in Southern California can only capture up to 20% of the rainfall. In other words, the drought is still hanging above our head. Well, the drought has more to do with the amount/thickness of the snow pack in the Sierras. Although there is quite a bit of an improvement in that aspect but more is needed after prolonged no-rain periods.
Anyway, the last rainstorm passed over us late Thursday afternoon and for a brief period we could see the blue sky and even the sunset when I took my Italian friends to the Santa Monica pier, where I captured the following images… It is now raining again and according to the weather forecast the next rainstorm will hit Southern California this evening and it will last until tomorrow.
Normally this time of year we have -15C or so.
Of course I live in a temperate rain forest, but like you, near rivers, lakes and ocean (never really frozen here). Right now, we are being hit by the "Pineapple Express" with daytime highs of 52F expected this afternoon. 
