He's a real sweetie this cat. I think the expression may be because I've been stalking him for ages, and he feared the worst!Thanks, I had to be very patient to get just the right expression. I learnt his movements and behaviour, and set myself in just the right place near a mouse hole, and when the predator got whiff of the mice I was ready. I had to get my settings bang on as he pounced a fraction of a second later. Oh no wait, you took it not me
lol, your poor little moggy wouldn't last a minute with this killer.
This is an example of a fast bird (though not as fast as a blue tit!) flying toward me. I used AF and set the sensitivity to high so had to ensure the bird didn't leave the focus point (bird is larger than a blue tit so easier!). Even so I still had to step down to F8 as at F5.6 the depth of field was too narrow to nail the focus. This meant I lost shutter speed and so the wings are blurred but I quite like the effect of this.
Was pleased with this Peregrine Falcon shot I managed yesterday
Fasted animal in the world no less.
Thanks. (And Jevs). There's a couple of Lavender plants a stone's throw from our front door. It is covered in all sorts of moths, butterflies, bees, but the Hummingbird Hawk Moths are there in their droves. I took about a hundred photos this morning of which that one was the best, but I think I can do better if every day I take a hundred or two! I'm after a front-on shot, a portrait if you like. They fly so flipping fast, focusing on them is virtually impossible, but the law of averages suggests I'll get a couple of good 'uns in the end hopefully.
