When Stan Maupin retired and picked up his DSLR to shoot the hummingbirds in his backyard, he was 'dared' to recreate Christian Spencer's gorgeous prism photos.
Initially, the amateur photographer did not understand the “complexities of balancing shutter speed, depth of field, and lighting when photographing an incredibly fast and small object.”But after he persisted and began to capture one or two good photos, Maupiun’s son told him about Christian Spencer’s shots of hummingbirds that capture a rainbow light shining through the tiny bird’s wings.
“The column blocked the direct rays of the sun [into the lens], and the mini-feeders provided a much smaller profile that allowed the bird to be unobstructed by the rays of the sun. This resulted in a much better ratio of useable shots,” he explains. He uses a Nikon Z6 II with a Tamron GT 150-600mm with an FTZ adapter. But Maupin is well aware of the dangers involved with this type of setup.
“They are not plentiful here so sometimes there is a lot of waiting, and the angle of the sun limits shooting time to one and a half hours in the afternoon and morning,” he says. “When COVID hit, I effectively retired and had time on my hands and no place to go. I started to play with my Nikon D7500 and learned a little bit about it,” he explains.
“The following summer, I spent about a month on it, but the issue was that only the clearest days will provide a prism effect and there were too many thunderstorms and cloudy days,” he says.
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