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Dogfight

© William Schuette

Dogfight

Uploaded: September 21, 2008

Description

Hummingbirds battling over a feeder. f/7, i/640s, Nikon 200-400mm with 1.4 TC.

Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 15625/10000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 3200, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 340.00 mm, Model: NIKON D3

Comments

Steve Pinzon level-deluxe September 21, 2008

William,

That is an amazing photo, nice shot. What shutter speed did you use?

Steve Pinzon #1002790

Margaret Frazier September 21, 2008

Great Capture. I have never seen Hummingbirds fight before. #6485784

William Schuette September 22, 2008

Thanks Steve and Margaret. Steve, the shutter speed on this one was 1/640s. I found that for hummingbirds in flight shutter sppeds of between 1/500 and 1/800s freeze the body motion but still leave motion blur in the wings.

Margaret, I also was surprised about the fighting but having watched these guys for two weeks I can tell you that they fight constnantly using their claws and beaks.

Bill #6487282


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