Rufous Hummingbird & RP

Gallery: AvianPosted March 30, 2014112 views10 comments

One more from the 22nd. The weather guessers are calling for a few days reprieve from the dismal weather we've been having lately, so hopefully I can get out again. This is the female in flight. I'm not particularly happy about the plain wall as a bg as it doesn't have a lot of interest, but it certainly focuses the attention on her. I liked the way the wings lined up in this one. I thought about removing the hint of her shadow from the LLC, but decided I preferred having it there.

7D, 500mm f4 ISL +1.4TC, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f5.6, 1/1250, iso 400, Av mode, +1/3 stop exposure compensation and added some more in post. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 12.5MP from the original 18. Taken March 22nd at 5:36 pm.

Your comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 30, 2014 at 9:03 PM

Well caught motion, and detail where it counts, Dennis!

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Comment posted by David Haynes on March 31, 2014 at 12:08 AM

Dennis,
Larger image shows great detail in the feathers and the eye. There is a funky shadow in the lower left corner of the image which could be removed. I might raise the bird in the frame just slightly. Looks a little low to me. Another nice image Dennis. Good luck with the weather.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 31, 2014 at 12:16 PM

I love the motion blur in the wings and the colors ! Nice catch, Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on March 31, 2014 at 12:53 PM

The colors against the back ground is grear . I also like the motion blur. Great image

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 31, 2014 at 1:33 PM

The background looks fine to me and the color compliments the hummingbird colors for me. I might consider a closer crop like David suggested. The larger image looks fine and is sharp where it needs to be. Well done.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 31, 2014 at 3:49 PM

Yet another nice hummer shot. They really are like flying jewels and you have captured the beauty.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 31, 2014 at 7:38 PM

Just the perfect amount of motion blur to give this shot more life. Nice work Dennis.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 31, 2014 at 7:39 PM

Here's a repost with a tighter crop and the Hummingbird higher in the frame.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 31, 2014 at 9:26 PM

Great catch, and the detail is wonderful. Agree with David's comment about the lower left corner. A little clone would make a terrific photo better.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 3, 2014 at 8:45 AM

Nice & sharp where it counts Dennis, like those warm colors & this complimentary BG

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