Hummingbird Portrait

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I got this close up shot of the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird as it hovered in front of a feeder. I was using a 600mm lens and I was close to the minimum focus distance at 3m away. At this distance I had to predict where it was likely to be and wait for it fly into the range of my single auto-focus point. Using this technique I was able to get the hummingbird to fill roughly 80% of the frame height in the original. This is a crop of about 50%.
Taken By
Doug Pruner
Taken On
July 30, 2020
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close up natural light ruby throated hummingbird juvenile male
  • Focal: 600
  • Lens Model: 240-600mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.0025 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 8

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