An Unexpected Encounter

A Feathered Friends Exclusive

Hello Everyone !
Welcome to @featheredfriends and My Entry for #SMaP Show Me A Photo Contest
Round #78 Free Theam
by @nelinoeva and @melinda010100

I was at a local garden just a few blocks from the house today getting some images for a post for

@dswigle 's Always a Flower. I was imaging this bright red Dahlia when this little Hummingbird swoops in right over my left shoulder and buzzing my ear

Now I am in no way set up for humming birds cuz I imaging Flowers...
Low shutter speed, ISO locked at 100, focus set at one shot not AI servo, the list goes on. lol
Away we go !

Shot #1 and it's a little too close, just in from minimum focus distance of 2.8 meters.
Shot #2 was just the flower bud as Hummingbirds tend to move about quite suddenlyand keeping them in frame at 600 mm is a bit tricky.

Shot #3 I'm on it again but my focus is in one shot not continuous focus and my fine feathered friend here won't be still for the 2 seconds to refocus and I add another to the blurry bird collection.. as if I needed more lol

Ok I'm refocused for shot #4 but just as I press down on the button the bird bounces up a few inches and almost out of frame.

Doe !!!! Almost ....
I want it in frame with that big red Dahlia ..... oh yeah and in focus would be nice as well.

OK Shot #5 and it held still the second and a half it took me to acquire focus and Presto.
My Entry for the #SMaP Show Me A Photo Contest
Round #78

Was only able to get this one before it pivoted and darted off

Total encounter time was aprox 5 seconds from the first image to the last.
I did reset my camera for high speed but it's a public garden and there are more than a few families here with lots of little kids running around
so the Humming birds moved off shortly after this and I reset for nice slow moving flowers again.

Hope you all had a good Monday !!
Tomorrow I'll be back in the backyard showing off some new Feathered Friends that have been showing up the last couple weeks.
Untill then......
Buzz on over to the #featheredfriends community and join

@melinda010100

@nelinoeva