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Surprising little factoid, hummingbirds can begin starving if deprived of food in as little as 3 - 5 hours and can die in as little as...

I agree with BF that the main problem is blown out highlights. I also looked at the beak of the bird and it doesn't look quite sharp...

Another double with no crop.

I was expecting the ISO 8000 shots to be lacking detail after processing. I was rather surprised at how good they turned out. I see a...

I would definitely look at something that has an arca swiss compatible plate. That is the standard that is by far the most commonly...

Discovered this little guy in the back yard lurking on a mountain mint plant. It almost looks like pupils in the large central eye pair...

I tried various ISOs in preparation for a talk on hummingbirds. I found that after running it through Topaz, or even using the denoise...

It's tough to get them while they're "interacting". I have yet to get them in the same plane of focus. What shutter speed did you use...

Doubles - the 4th and 5th are my favorites. They were both shot on the same burst, which shows just how fast these little birds move.

Georgette the bullfrog and Harold the Tree frog.

Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany