What It Takes to Film Hummingbirds in Slow Motion | National Geographic

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[Music] now the work that I’m most proud of is a

now the work that I’m most proud of is a

now the work that I’m most proud of is a result of a 10-year long collaboration

result of a 10-year long collaboration

result of a 10-year long collaboration with a scientist who studies

with a scientist who studies

with a scientist who studies hummingbirds this is a story on what we

hummingbirds this is a story on what we

hummingbirds this is a story on what we have learned about hummingbirds thanks

have learned about hummingbirds thanks

have learned about hummingbirds thanks to modern science

the most fun I had working on this

the most fun I had working on this project was getting to point the

project was getting to point the

project was getting to point the high-speed camera at hummingbirds to

high-speed camera at hummingbirds to

high-speed camera at hummingbirds to show these discoveries in a new way

show these discoveries in a new way

show these discoveries in a new way [Music]

we are in the lab of Chris Clark at UC

we are in the lab of Chris Clark at UC Riverside and what we’ve got here is a

Riverside and what we’ve got here is a

Riverside and what we’ve got here is a cage that’s recreating an experiment and

cage that’s recreating an experiment and

cage that’s recreating an experiment and it’s trying to look at how hummingbirds

it’s trying to look at how hummingbirds

it’s trying to look at how hummingbirds deal with rain that we’re using this

deal with rain that we’re using this

deal with rain that we’re using this fancy top-of-the-line

fancy top-of-the-line

fancy top-of-the-line complex 4k high-speed camera try to film

complex 4k high-speed camera try to film

complex 4k high-speed camera try to film this hummingbird at 1,000 frames a

this hummingbird at 1,000 frames a

this hummingbird at 1,000 frames a second to see how it’s going to deal

second to see how it’s going to deal

second to see how it’s going to deal with this

with this

with this all these rain droplets and what its

all these rain droplets and what its

all these rain droplets and what its gonna do the Friday zone and it is that

gonna do the Friday zone and it is that

gonna do the Friday zone and it is that sense of wonder and that joy of

sense of wonder and that joy of

sense of wonder and that joy of discovery that drew me to photography

discovery that drew me to photography

discovery that drew me to photography and it is those feelings I hope to spark

and it is those feelings I hope to spark

and it is those feelings I hope to spark another