A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
p.1 #1A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
The little lady in the first shot, was really enjoying the rain !
I'm still taking photos of these lovely little ones while they are here. Just a few form the past few days I was blessed to see and capture. The last is such a lucky moment with the fawns.
Thank you for looking and I hope you enjoy
Birdie
Note: If you are wondering about the slow shutter speed on the hummers, I have had to start using flash . I am in the woods and it is not a lot of light. So teaching myself how to get these with flash.
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I'm still taking photos of these lovely little ones while they are here. Just a few form the past few days I was blessed to see and capture. The last is such a lucky moment with the fawns.
Thank you for looking and I hope you enjoy
Birdie
Note: If you are wondering about the slow shutter speed on the hummers, I have had to start using flash . I am in the woods and it is not a lot of light. So teaching myself how to get these with flash.
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Aug 11, 2026 at 05:19 PM
p.1 #2A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
The bookends are my favorites here Birdie, and that surprise was really special!
Eric
Eric
Aug 11, 2026 at 05:24 PM
p.1 #3A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
All very nice. Tough to choose a favorite.
P.S. Nice surprise
John
P.S. Nice surprise
John
Aug 11, 2026 at 05:49 PM
p.1 #4A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
The last two are my pick Roberta. You don't have to use slow shutter speeds to use flash if your flash and camera support high speed sync AKA FP mode. You louse a little power doing this yet it can be used to freeze the action or show motion depending on the shutter speed.
Morris
Morris
Aug 12, 2026 at 03:25 PM
p.1 #5A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
Terrific set Birdie, all super but the fawns are my favorite. Also, well done with the flash shots.
Aug 13, 2026 at 07:26 PM
p.1 #6A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
Birdie, great compositions on all. Love the flower BG color of #2 and the pose of #1. The fawns are great.
Aug 13, 2026 at 07:40 PM
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p.1 #7A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
I haven't used flash for birds before but another thing to consider is the t0.1 duration of your flash, which is usually slowest at full power. My godox ad200 has a t0.1 time of 1/220 at full power so with a shutter speed of 1/250 it is not able to fully freeze the action.
Aug 13, 2026 at 07:52 PM
p.1 #8A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
Each one a story. My favorite are #1 and #2.
Aug 13, 2026 at 08:06 PM
p.1 #9A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
Erictator wrote:
The bookends are my favorites here Birdie, and that surprise was really special!
Eric
Thank you Eric !
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johnohio wrote:
All very nice. Tough to choose a favorite.
P.S. Nice surprise
John
Appreciate it John , thank you.
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morris wrote:
The last two are my pick Roberta. You don't have to use slow shutter speeds to use flash if your flash and camera support high speed sync AKA FP mode. You louse a little power doing this yet it can be used to freeze the action or show motion depending on the shutter speed.
Morris
Thanks Morris. yes, I know . the flash does have HSS. I am just trying to find what works best under the dark circumstances I had. I also was trying to reduce the heavy flash look and keep the iso low since I do have to crop these fairly heavily and the noise can be an issue for under exposing and heavy cropping on a 61 megapixel file.
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louie champan wrote:
Terrific set Birdie, all super but the fawns are my favorite. Also, well done with the flash shots.
THanks Louie , appreciate it.
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Ted ellis wrote:
Birdie, great compositions on all. Love the flower BG color of #2 and the pose of #1. The fawns are great.
Much appreciated Ted ! I still find hummers my favorite subject. I go into hummer withdrawal when they leave.
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awsommv wrote:
I haven't used flash for birds before but another thing to consider is the t0.1 duration of your flash, which is usually slowest at full power. My godox ad200 has a t0.1 time of 1/220 at full power so with a shutter speed of 1/250 it is not able to fully freeze the action.
Oh, yes that recycle 1second seems like an eternity. I don’t mind not freezing the wings, but I fully understand it is not what some want.
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Malka_1 wrote:
Each one a story. My favorite are #1 and #2.
Thank you , glad you like them.
Birdie
The bookends are my favorites here Birdie, and that surprise was really special!
Eric
Thank you Eric !
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johnohio wrote:
All very nice. Tough to choose a favorite.
P.S. Nice surprise
John
Appreciate it John , thank you.
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morris wrote:
The last two are my pick Roberta. You don't have to use slow shutter speeds to use flash if your flash and camera support high speed sync AKA FP mode. You louse a little power doing this yet it can be used to freeze the action or show motion depending on the shutter speed.
Morris
Thanks Morris. yes, I know . the flash does have HSS. I am just trying to find what works best under the dark circumstances I had. I also was trying to reduce the heavy flash look and keep the iso low since I do have to crop these fairly heavily and the noise can be an issue for under exposing and heavy cropping on a 61 megapixel file.
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louie champan wrote:
Terrific set Birdie, all super but the fawns are my favorite. Also, well done with the flash shots.
THanks Louie , appreciate it.
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Ted ellis wrote:
Birdie, great compositions on all. Love the flower BG color of #2 and the pose of #1. The fawns are great.
Much appreciated Ted ! I still find hummers my favorite subject. I go into hummer withdrawal when they leave.
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awsommv wrote:
I haven't used flash for birds before but another thing to consider is the t0.1 duration of your flash, which is usually slowest at full power. My godox ad200 has a t0.1 time of 1/220 at full power so with a shutter speed of 1/250 it is not able to fully freeze the action.
Oh, yes that recycle 1second seems like an eternity. I don’t mind not freezing the wings, but I fully understand it is not what some want.
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Malka_1 wrote:
Each one a story. My favorite are #1 and #2.
Thank you , glad you like them.
Birdie
Aug 14, 2026 at 04:29 PM
p.1 #10A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
Great work, the fawns really catch an eye. Great work with the hummers as they are a serious challenge in their own right.
Aug 14, 2026 at 07:35 PM
p.1 #11A Few More Hummingbirds and a Sweet Surprise on the last.
Those fawns are just too much Birdie. Wonderful catch !
Gary
Gary
Aug 15, 2026 at 08:34 AM