in honour of hummingbird604

Santa Barbara, CA

These guys are really fast, small and hard to capture.

but here are a few basic tips.

"Stop motion" is the key here, so if you're using a digital camera on manual you'd want to:

-use a flash

-be sure to have a high shutter speed (using a high ISO to increase censor light sensitivity will allow you to jack up your shutter speed)

-shoot at at least F11 to make sure you get the whole bird in focus (unless you are incredible at panning and focusing)

-Use a tripod for ultimate stabilization