Crowned Woodnymph

[Linda Robbins]

Canon 500mm f/4 IS lens and a Canon EOS 1D-Mark IIN mounted on a tripod. ISO 640. Manual mode: 1/250 sec. at f/22. Multiple high-speed flash set-up.

I just love the wonderful flight poses that can be captured with high-speed flash set-ups. I sometimes use almost white backgrounds for images that illustrate the bird's amazing flight abilities. Most people don't realize that many hummingbirds can fly at speeds of 60 m.p.h. and one species is one of the fastest of all birds, with flight speed to 93 m.p.h.!

[carole wiley]

Yet another breathtaking image. What is there to say?

[Mark Schmitt]

Good, crisp resolution; nice Ev's. Using remote trigers? What flash units. Good image.

[Keith Bauer]

Beautiful Capture. Love the detail you are able to attain. The white background really allows me to enjoy the hummer.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Simply awesome Linda. You are a master at these gorgeous captures and this is no exception. Great flight pose , color and detail and a beautiful BG. Love it.

[Greg Basco]

Linda, I like the high-key background on this image for something different, and it does put the focus right on the bird and the cool pose.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[Linda Robbins]

Good, crisp resolution; nice Ev's. Using remote trigers? What flash units. Good image.

Thanks Mark.

There are lots of flashes that will work for multiple high-speed flash hummingbird photography. The flashes at my set-ups are fired optically by the flash in my camera's hot shoe. I use Nikon flashes and a Canon flash in the hot shoe of my camera. You can also hard wire your flashes, or use transmitter/receivers such as Pocket Wizard Plus II's (however you will still need cords). Everything you need to know about high-speed flash hummingbird photography is in my new eBook "The Hummingbird Guide - How to Photograph Hummingbirds Using Multiple High-Speed Flash".

[Lance Peters]

Wow Linda - the standard to aspire to :)

Now - if I get your hummingbird guide - is there any chance - you could include some humming birds as well... LOL.

Don't think we get them over here in OZ - Might go ask the wizard, maybe he knows where they are - a friend told me he had seen some about half way along the yellow brick road.
:) :)

[Ed Grella]

Great shot Linda! How far away were you from the hummer?

[Grace Scalzo]

As nice as the bird is, it's the background that allows him to pop....very sweet image, Linda.

[James Salywoda]

Another beauty Linda I love the forward wing position captured it shows off the nice colors of this species.

[Juan Aragonés]

Linda you are killing me with all those hummingbirds in flight. This one I particularly like a lot becuase it has an almost "drawing quality" and it reminds my about fine natural history art plates. The colors are fantastic and the rendering of the feathers are too god to be true. Good work on the eye and maybe too much centered on the composition to my taste. Keep them coming and please do not make us more suffering waiting for the CD... I just can´t wait to order:p

[Ramon M. Casares]

I just admire your work so much Linda, I like it when I see images that insipere me to go further, to want to get better and better, I am just in love with this shot and all of you images! Congratulaiutons!

[Linda Robbins]

Linda you are killing me with all those hummingbirds in flight. This one I particularly like a lot becuase it has an almost "drawing quality" and it reminds my about fine natural history art plates. The colors are fantastic and the rendering of the feathers are too god to be true. Good work on the eye and maybe too much centered on the composition to my taste. Keep them coming and please do not make us more suffering waiting for the CD... I just can´t wait to order:p

Thanks so much Juan! No more waiting for the eBook..... THE HUMMINGBIRD GUIDE - HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH HUMMINGBIRDS USING MULTIPLE HIGH-SPEED FLASH is finally available. Sorry it took so long, but it turned out to be a much bigger project than I imagined. I think you will find the wait was worth it...I'm getting wonderful feedback. Just go to Birdsasart.com and click on the link to order.

Hey, I just realized that this is my 1000th post!

[Juan Aragonés]

Great, Linda I am going to order one for sure!!

[Linda Robbins]

Wow Linda - the standard to aspire to :)

Now - if I get your hummingbird guide - is there any chance - you could include some humming birds as well... LOL.

Don't think we get them over here in OZ - Might go ask the wizard, maybe he knows where they are - a friend told me he had seen some about half way along the yellow brick road.
:) :)

Lance, I'm sending you a couple of dozen so you can get started on hummingbird photography! Make sure you have lots of sugar water on hand...:D

[Bill Sharkey]

Wow, Linda, Wow! Great action shot. My eye just danced around this excellent image :)

Bill

[Linda Robbins]

Great shot Linda! How far away were you from the hummer?

Probably about 8 feet. If I am using a fixed focal length lens, I move a step forward or backwards as different sized hummingbirds come into the photographic zone at the set-up so the birds fill 1/4 to 1/3 of the frame. It can almost get comical sometimes when a tiny one is followed by a large followed by a tiny one and so on.... you have to move your tripod a couple of feet back, then a couple of feet forward...and you have to do it quickly. Zoom lenses work well when hummies of vastly different sizes visit the set up.