Hummingbirds

 

We have a few hummingbirds that are regular visitors to the backyard feeder. 

A wide aperture doomed some of these hummingbird bodies to not be completely in focus, and I'll work on that next time. I was aware that I was shooting wide open, and knew this might happen, but for some of the shots, I needed the light to get a faster shutter speed. It's all about tradeoffs. (See the Wikipedia article on "depth of field" for more information on how aperture impacts how much of a subject is in focus.) 

All images were taken with an Olympus E-M1 Mark II with the 60mm f/2.8 lens. The camera was on a tripod between 2-3 feet from the feeder, and I tripped the shutter with my phone, which was connected via a wi-fi signal to the camera.