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'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' by Kevin Eddy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hummingbirds are definitely difficult to shoot as anybody who tried will confirm. They move fast, they’re small and somewhat shy. But they are quite nice to see in a picture (and in the wild), and they are specially spectacular if they are caught in mid-flight. This is sometimes seen as a kind of Graal for the bird photographer.<\/p>\n

But to reach that, you need to deploy a number of photography techniques that could be used on any other bird (possibly larger, slower, less shy). So, it becomes useful for the bird\/wildlife photographer to stop and read some of the articles I found recently.<\/p>\n

First, “The Incredible Beauty of Hummingbirds in Flight<\/a>” will give you a good idea of what can be done and good examples of nice in-flight hummingbird photos. You could well take example on the framing and situations.<\/p>\n

Of course, you can also do a search on Flickr to find other examples. One such search led me to the impressive image on the left (from Kevin Eddy<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Then, it’s time to take a real lesson from the pros at Digital Photography School: “How to Photograph Hummingbirds<\/a>.” Steve Berardi, naturalist, photographer, and computer scientist will teach you the basic lessons:<\/p>\n