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Hey, you got the shot no matter the equipment. Good shooting!!
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Truly, I'm just a small time backyard birder with modest goals of capturing images of the avian creatures who visit my bird feeders. I've been a photography hobbyist for many years but my equipment is old, dated, and in need of complete "refreshing" in both quality and technology. My budget could afford a reasonably good "bridge" camera. Nevertheless, like I told my young children when they begged for the latest shiny new gadget, "Play with the toys you have!" So I mounted the cheap lens on a tripod, attached the iPhone with an adaptor/holder, and took some pictures. Not exactly "magazine quality" but good for my own memories and life list verification.
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During the late summer of 2019, I purchased a hummingbird feeder and filled it as the directions indicated. I was able to observe the little avians for several weeks before it became evident that they had stopped coming to the feeder. In the year 2020, I saw no hummingbirds and I was ready to abandon even trying to attract them in 2021. However, an acquaintance who was a more experienced birder told me to hang the feeder in early June and just wait. Whlie I was waiting, I did some research and learned the migration cycle for the hummingbirds. My research helped me have more patience and I was rewarded with several visitors to the feeder. In fact, they seem to have taken a liking to my backyard and have become regulars. The activity captured here appears to be a female stretching her wings during a preening session after feeding.
The photo shared here was taken using this very amatuer set-up. And you can read more about it here:
https://www.kenlon.com/ed/wp/?p=1957
The photo shared here was taken using this very amatuer set-up. And you can read more about it here:
https://www.kenlon.com/ed/wp/?p=1957
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