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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dangerspouse" data-source="post: 785947" data-attributes="member: 46690">I tried getting some hummingbird pictures today. Last time I tried I didn't have my D500, so I had to shoot in .JPG in order to get enough fps to catch the buggers in flight (the D5500 starts buffering after only 3 - 4 shots in RAW). So I was hopeful for a few more keepers. I also got a new feeder; a flat tray type, with no center column to intrude into the shot. But there was not a lot of light, a combination of tree cover and a new porch configuration which puts my feeder in shade. So even though it was bright and sunny, exposure was a problem. I put up two steady lights trained on the feeder, but even then at 1/2500th I still needed very high ISO. I started with the camera well back, since it was my experience last time that the noise of the shutter startles them for a while until they get used to it. Then I moved it closer, but by bit, which helped the resolution since I didn't have to crop as much. Still, they remained pretty skittish and I only got a few shots that I would even remotely consider keepers. But the deadline to enter the "Flying Things" challenge was coming up fast, so....First, the pic I entered:[ATTACH=full]376697[/ATTACH].[ATTACH=full]376698[/ATTACH].Camera farther back, so needing a good crop:[ATTACH=full]376699[/ATTACH].[ATTACH=full]376700[/ATTACH].[ATTACH=full]376701[/ATTACH]</blockquote>