Hummingbird+repost

Gallery: AvianPosted August 13, 2012165 views5 comments

A cool overcast day,but the hummers were out. Caught this one abit farther off then I liked. The image is a bit soft, but I like the BG, so decided to post the best I got.

Canon T3i
1/320 @ F-11 ISO 800
Canon EF 70-300 IS USM + 1.4 telextender.

IS on , monopod.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 13, 2012 at 3:59 PM

Very nice setting to this image and I like the vertical presentation.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 13, 2012 at 6:04 PM

Hi John: You say the hummer was a bit further off than you like, so I'm guessing you cropped this. I think I'd loosen up the image if the rest of the image contains flowers like this. The contrast seems a bit high to me which is making you lose some detail in the areas where the flowers are brightest (flowers can be really tricky).

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 13, 2012 at 7:03 PM

I like the environment in the image. I do agree with Jim that if you have the space that a little more room around the bird would work well. It seems a little tight to me.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 13, 2012 at 11:24 PM

Thanks for the comments. I have reworked the photo and gave the hummer more room. I think I like the repost best. I was about 20 feet from this hummer. I had set up about 8 feet from bushes hummers were using to rest in when I noticed this one off to my side feeding on the flowers. I knew if I tried to move closer it would most likely fly away.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Neven Dries on August 14, 2012 at 1:42 PM

Your repost is great! I like the soft look to the whole picture and vertical presentation. Sometimes a bit soft is better than hard edges.

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