Hummer

Gallery: AvianPosted June 22, 2013429 views14 comments

I chose this specific flower for the compositional options. Lured the hummer in with nectar in the flower I wanted. This was the result. A touch of ghosting in the wings, but I'm fine with that.

Canon 50D
100-400@235mm
1/250 @ f/18

4 flashes, 3 on the hummer / flower, one on the background

Larger version included.

Thanks for taking a look

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 22, 2013 at 10:27 AM

Wow! Colors and comp rock on this one! Very nice! How do you get the nectar to stay in the flower? Sharon

Came back to look at this again and I have another question. Why is the ghosting only showing on the rear wing?....different speed???
Such a gorgeous image...I keep coming back to see it! Sharon

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on June 22, 2013 at 10:58 AM

Very pretty indeed Keith. Composition is wonderful.

There seems to be noticeable change of tone running vertically down the wings almost directly where the bird's beak enter's the flower. Is this a shadow from the flash?

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 22, 2013 at 11:48 AM

Beautiful. I like the composition with the arching flower. Nice and sharp with gorgeous colors.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 22, 2013 at 1:52 PM

Love the shot. The flower makes it. It draws your eye to the bird and the colors are spectacular.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 22, 2013 at 7:12 PM

Nicely done Keith, love the over-arching flower and hummers pose a lot

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on June 23, 2013 at 6:31 AM

Comp is great and ghosting adds life to the capture. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on June 23, 2013 at 10:45 AM

Keith, this is a dream!
Excellent details, colors, BG. The composition is absolutely amazing.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 23, 2013 at 8:29 PM

Beautiful, Keith.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 24, 2013 at 8:35 PM

Beautiful job, Keith. How do you add nectar to the flower-just eyedropper some sugar water?

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 24, 2013 at 9:03 PM

How do you get the nectar to stay in the flower?

The nectar runs out of the flower when it is at this angle. There is still enough residual that the hummers will go there and drink the remaining.

How do you add nectar to the flower-just eyedropper some sugar water?

I just use a small syringe to put a little nectar (4 parts water to 1 part sugar) into the flower.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 25, 2013 at 4:37 PM

Great results when a plan works!!! What species of hummer is this? Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 25, 2013 at 6:37 PM

What species of hummer is this?

This is a female Black Chinned

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Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on June 26, 2013 at 9:42 PM

Beautiful image. Really nice. The background is perfect. Thanks for sharing this.

Andrew

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 26, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Stunning shot Keith, love the comp. !

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