Week 6 of 52: Hummingbird, Ixtapa Mexico
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While on vacation in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Mexico, I was lucky enough to find some hummingbirds that let me get close enough. Had plenty of hot Mexican sunlight to work with.
I think this is a Anna Hummingbird, but I am no hummingbird expert. These little guys / gals are WAY harder to capture than a fishing eagle. Wish I would have had the 500mm and my better beamer fill flash, but am pretty happy with my progress and captures using my 70-200mm from about 6 feet.
Basically, moved a pool lounge chair up next to the flowering bush they were visiting, maybe 6 to 7 feet away. Ordered a tall mojito and waited. Way warmer than shooting eagles at 10 degrees.
Camera Settings:
ISO: 1600
Aperture: f7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/3200
Focal Length: 200mm
More hummingbirds located in the gallery
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Week 5 of 52: Framed By A Wave, Ixtapa Mexico
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Week 4 of 52: Shelby’s 4th Grade Basketball
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Always feels good to give back! I feel blessed to be able to do so.
I was contacted by a local Boy Scout troop about using a couple of my eagle prints as motivation for their Eagle Scouts. Of course I said yes. The Scout Master wanted quotes from the founder of the Boy Scouts Of America on one, and from a famous scout leader on the other. I was happy to help! They had them printed locally instead of using my printer which made me nervous, but they came out great. I also thought it was a nice touch, that they insisted in leaving my watermark on to give me photo credit and to instill the importance to the boys about giving back. The prints are 24″ X 36″.
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