Female Rufous

Gallery: AvianPosted August 28, 20142,510 views16 comments

It won't be long before these magnificent little birds head south from here for the winter. Still enjoying them while they are here. This beautiful Female Rufous provided a nice image from this morning.

Larger Version provided for a critical view

Canon 5D Mark III
100mm f/2.8 Macro
1/200 @ f/13
ISO 200

3 - 430 EX II flashes for the hummer, and 1 for the background.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 29, 2014 at 9:45 AM

Awesome !!

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Comment posted by Bill Berry on August 29, 2014 at 10:57 AM

Very nice Keith. Great detail in the hummer and the lighting is awesome. It's OK...if you send them my way I will entertain them for a bit.

Registered on June 20, 2014, 17 Posts, 71 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 29, 2014 at 3:08 PM

Great shot, and the perch is as great as the bird

. Excellent work ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by David Bogener on August 29, 2014 at 4:34 PM

Beautiful. Love the DOF and a colorful background. I have never seen a 100mm macro used for hummers before. Very cool.

Dave

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on August 29, 2014 at 4:53 PM

Just perfect!

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 29, 2014 at 6:12 PM

So delicate! The flower and the hummingbird. Not sure if it was intentional but the way the BG highlights the subjects is quite nice.

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on August 29, 2014 at 10:55 PM

well done with all of the lighting, this is a beautiful bird and great setup

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 30, 2014 at 1:22 PM

Lovely, Keith. Perfect flash setup. I'm a bit curious as to why you use a 100 mm. I know hummingbirds acclimatize to gear pretty readily, but it seems like you'd have to be set up awfully close.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 30, 2014 at 1:36 PM

I'm a bit curious as to why you use a 100 mm

Dennis: I set up exactly where I want the hummer to be. If it doesn't come to the exact spot on the flower, I don't shoot. I'm back 20 yards or so using a radio release for the camera. The macro gives me a nice perspective and great sharpness. The hummers come back to the flower within a couple of minutes of me setting up and moving away. They could care less about the camera.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 30, 2014 at 3:41 PM

The hummer and flower, the BG, etc., is perfect. No nits, just envy.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 30, 2014 at 5:26 PM

Perfect! Boy, did ever nail this little beauty! Experts at work-- the bird and YOU!

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Comment posted by John Launstein on August 30, 2014 at 6:14 PM

Good grief, Keith...you keep outdoing yourself on hummer shots. Stunning. Great execution on a well-planned image, fantastic comp, techs and processing, and spellbinding result.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on August 30, 2014 at 11:58 PM

Wow, this is as perfect as it gets! Such fine detail, wonderful background colors and lovely sweep to the plant.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on August 31, 2014 at 3:07 PM

I know you are the expert of this sort of shots, but this one is amazing.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 6, 2014 at 12:10 AM

What a beauty Kieth!!! Wonderful detail visible in this photo, love that tail. I think you have got the art of multi-flash set-ups mastered.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 3, 2014 at 8:53 AM

Sweet Keith!
Love the flared tail feathers, outstanding colors & details

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