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Late July Evening
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Late July Evening

by Howard Cheek

Gallery: AvianPosted August 2, 2014138 views9 comments
Captured on July 31st, sometime after 7:00pm..
If you have the same species all the time, all you can do is try to show them in a new light:smile:
F/7.1, 1/2000th, ISO 800, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x extender.
580EX flash @ - 1 setting. Standard adjustments with a clone out of the secondary flash light in the subjects eye. Monopod for support.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 2, 2014 at 12:17 PM
Two questions, Howard. Which species of Hummingbird is this? Is the flower an African daisy?

Sweet hummingbird shot and very well composed.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 2, 2014 at 3:09 PM
Very nice Howard, the detail in the LP is killer.
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on August 2, 2014 at 5:32 PM
Howard,
What a wonderful shot. The light takes it over the top. :toast:
Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 3, 2014 at 5:00 PM
Killer back ground in this one Howard,
With sweet colors, outstanding subject and cool lighting,
Well Done . . . :toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 4, 2014 at 1:55 PM
Cool shot !
Registered on January 25, 2010, 54 Posts, 610 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 4, 2014 at 8:37 PM
Nice comp on this one Howard. I also like the isolated flower and clean BG. My only small nit is I wish the flower was as sharp as the hummer...but pretty small nit. Nice work :toast:
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Josiah Launstein on August 5, 2014 at 1:53 AM
WOW!!! :eek: This is an awesome hummingbird picture! I love photographing these guys but I haven't gotten to since my dad and I found some in BC last spring. There was a Caliope Hummingbird in our front flowers the other day but I couldn't get my gear in time to catch him.

I love how sharp she is! I also really like the bright, orange flower and the soft background. Her feet are really cool, too and I like the way her wings look. I'm super jealous and can't wait until I can get pictures like this, too!
Registered on January 26, 2013, 52 Posts, 126 Comments
Comment posted by John Launstein on August 5, 2014 at 2:51 AM
Sheesh, Howard! This is fantastic!! I LOVE the pose, colours, contrast, comp, colours, techs, colours... :biggrin: AWESOME transitional shutter speed on the wings, too. Absolutely perfect effect IMO.

I guess I can agree that it would be nice if the flower had the same sharpness and detail that the hummer has, but that is a very small nit on a gorgeous, gorgeous image. Two thumbs up to say the least.
Registered on April 5, 2011, 223 Posts, 1193 Comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 6, 2014 at 8:28 AM
Love the simplicity of this one Howard, its a wonderful image. Well done!

Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments