Defender

Gallery: FloraPosted September 25, 2012168 views5 comments

Was not sure where this photo should go, as I think it could go in wildlife or flora, but since the hummer is what makes this shot,I placed in here.

Liked the way the small ant seemed to be defending its position from the on coming hummer.

Canon T3i
1/640 @ F-8 ISO 400
Canon EF 70-300 IS USM @ 300mm
spot meter

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 27, 2012 at 12:47 AM

A interesting composition but with the flower as the main subject in focus I would guess this might be considered to be in the flora gallery but I really like the approach on this.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 27, 2012 at 8:51 AM

Hi John. Thanks for your message. Thought maybe you would get more feedback with this in flora rather than avian. Interesting take on the scene.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on September 27, 2012 at 1:58 PM

This has lots of cool elements that all combine for a really cool photo John. Unfortunately, I think some people might miss it because it is down the page in flora when sorted by post date. You might want to post it again sometime. I love the shallow DOF on the hummer. Very cool!

Nathan

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on September 30, 2012 at 2:50 PM

I really like the sharp focus on the ant! What a neat interaction you caught!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 1, 2012 at 12:09 AM

John: Glad you posted here. I was underwhelmed by the thumbnail but the real image is a treat. Superb DOF control and a wonderfully timed capture. >=))>

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