Black Chinned Hummer

Gallery: AvianPosted July 6, 2012177 views8 comments

This is a shot from this morning in my backyard.

I set up my high speed hummingbird gear. 3 flashes for the hummer, 1 for the background. The flower is a Texas Red Yucca which is a native flower for hummingbirds in my part of the world.

Canon 50D, ISO 200, 1/125 @ f/14 (Shutter speed is really controlled by the duration of the flashes running at 1/16 power).
100-400 @ 220mm

Nectar placed in the flower to attract the hummingbirds.

Larger Version included.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 6, 2012 at 10:21 PM

This is a beauty - tack-sharp throughout, great flower and perfect pose.
Doesn't get any better than this for multi-flash hummer images!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 7, 2012 at 6:50 AM

Lovely & classic Hummer shot! Hope I can get one like this sometime.

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on July 7, 2012 at 11:51 AM

Lovely! I love the way you had the flower enter the frame & the hummingbird continues the curve so nicely!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 7, 2012 at 1:03 PM

It certainly is a beauty, Keith. Sharp, beautiful lighting, both flower and bird very attractive, interesting subjects. For this comp, I like how my eye starts on the lhs with the flower and leads into the bird. I find myself wishing to see both flower and bird more closely. You could consider cropping a bit more off the bottom and sides. However, I must say that the image as posted is so attractive.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 7, 2012 at 1:41 PM

Lovely image; well done.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on July 8, 2012 at 1:51 PM

Stunning.

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Comment posted by Ruben Vicente on July 8, 2012 at 5:50 PM

Beautiful composition. Great light control.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 9, 2012 at 4:05 PM

Beautiful capture Keith.
May

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