I was walking through Kissena Park the other day and noticed the trees were full of kinglets. I decided to take on the challenge to photograph these energetic little birds that rarely stand still. As I was trying to get an image of the female, the male flies over and lands on a fence too close for me to focus. I backed up and got a photo of him and he continued to stand there. After this, I had some success with the female.
Comments and suggestions welcome,
Morris
1) Female
X-H2SNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens500mmf/5.61/3200s800 ISO-0.7 EV
2) Female liftoff
X-H2SNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens500mmf/5.61/4000s800 ISO+1.3 EV
3) Male
X-H2SNIKON AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens500mmf/5.61/210s800 ISO+0.7 EV
That is a sweet shot on the last one! Other than the perch I love the coloring, detail and showing of the crown, sweet! You handled that presentation perfectly! The first is lovely as well.
Karl
Karl Witt wrote:
That is a sweet shot on the last one! Other than the perch I love the coloring, detail and showing of the crown, sweet! You handled that presentation perfectly! The first is lovely as well.
Karl
Thank you Karl. Yea, whey did it chose a fence?
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pinball wrote:
my favorite is number 3
Bill
Thank you Bill
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YEG-Photog wrote:
#3 is fabulous!
Thank you Ken
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louie champan wrote:
Terrific job Morris, the detail in these shots is super.
Thank you Louie
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Krebs wrote:
I love the feather detail and the reflection in the eye on the last photo!
Thank you Krebs,
When I blow up the last and look at the eye I can see me
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psharvic wrote:
#3 for me too. Nice catch Morris.
Thank you Vic
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AGeoJO wrote:
The “crown” is visible in #3 and it is a gorgeous bird - well-captured all of them but #3 is my pick, Morris!
Joshua
Thank you Joshua,
The first two are the female so no crown
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dj_hess wrote:
Nice shots of these quick little birds. I'll agree with others that #3 is the best of the bunch.
Dave
Thank you Dave,
It's my pick as well
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armd wrote:
Great captures Morris of these quick little birds.
Thank you Armd,
I could not believe the male stayed in one place for about 30 seconds
Excellent shots of a constantly moving target. I use a red dot pistol sight in the hot shoe to get me on target. I’ve been trying for years to get that ruby crown.Wow!
RUATurtle wrote:
Excellent shots of a constantly moving target. I use a red dot pistol sight in the hot shoe to get me on target. I’ve been trying for years to get that ruby crown.Wow!
Thank you Todd,
I've captured the male crown a few times. I had to pull the red luminance down to make the crown look good
