Black-chinned Hummer

Gallery: AvianPosted August 16, 2011653 views7 comments

I shot this female Black-chinned Hummingbird at 5:38am (22 minutes after sunrise) on July 2. I liked the warm light. I did do a minor clone of some vegetation at the right edge of the frame.

I appreciate your comments and critiques. Please view the larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, tripod, camo cloth. not baited, natural perch and light.

f/6.3, 1/640, ISO 500

Crop to 54% (9.7 of 18MP)

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 16, 2011 at 11:46 PM

Gorgeous light and perch, Brian. What's the bg-sandstone?

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 17, 2011 at 12:42 AM

Neat! And nice detail as well.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 17, 2011 at 12:46 AM

Very cool composition and colors. The hint of green on the hummer is a pleasant surprise. Well done.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 17, 2011 at 8:25 AM

Dennis, I'm not certain what the bg was, but it was some combination or variation of Kaibab limestone (top layer of Grand Canyon rock) and mixed pinyon-juniper and desertscrub--small shrubs ranging from brown to greenish... in this case it looks like the limestone or maybe a juniper trunk catching the light just right.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 17, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Brian: This is certainly a unique image with the overall color balance. The pose and position of the hummer are nice. I like your composition. The warm light feels a bit overwhelming to me. While this may have been what it looked like, it still feels overwhelming as it dominates the feel of the image for me.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 17, 2011 at 5:46 PM

Very cool shot Brian, the detail on the hummer is great in the larger version and I like the overall composition, that is some amazing light, I go back and forth on how the light impacts the image. I can understand what Keith is saying but on the other hand it is nice to see something different. Nice job in getting this, excellent hummer detail.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 17, 2011 at 6:55 PM

Love the composition, but I have to be honest and agree with Keith on the warm light.

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