not so great a shot
August 21, 2009
So how many things are wrong with this photo?
Yesterday afternoon he showed up and perched on a tomato cage. I haven’t been shooting hummingbirds very long, so this particular situation unnerved me. Usually, he bobs up and down at the feeder, then zooms away. That I can deal with.
He was distracted by his mate, I suspect, and looked as if he might raise that cap of iridescent feathers on top of his head any minute. And he kept on staying fairly still, showing me first one side, then the other, then straight on.
After a bit, I checked the camera display. Oops. Earlier, the feeder was in the shade, and all the settings were for that. By the time I corrected, he was deep into the feeder.
Overexposed. Dark shadow. The cage. The aphid at his feet. Not sharp enough.
I’m lucky he returns many times every day. For sure, I need the practice.
