Gallery: AvianPosted August 24, 2015143 views6 comments
Ruby-throated hummingbird, first year male. K5 IIs, 600mm f5.6 +1.4TC (1/180sec at f14, ISO 1600) Fill-3ev..................Jim
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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on August 24, 2015 at 6:38 PM
This is really interesting Jim. Looks like the hummer is in the middle of a stretch? Must have been a slow stretch to have stopped the action with 1/180 sec. This looks like a case where fill flash worked pretty well. It would be interesting to see what that frontal shadow would look like without flash for comparison purposes.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 24, 2015 at 9:45 PM
This is a terrific pose Jim, love it! I was hoping for something like this yesterday with the hummer..
She did raise her tail for a moment to tease me Great detail/DOF and use of FLASH to help fill & freeze the movement.
Well done!
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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 24, 2015 at 11:46 PM
Very sharp. Nice BG. Bizarre pose but I like it.
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Comment posted by David Bogener on August 25, 2015 at 6:39 PM
Nice image. Love the pose. I have seen hummers do this many times, but never able to capture it this well. Lots of detail. nice background.
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 26, 2015 at 10:44 AM
A true killer pose - wish the branch behind wasn't there, which makes it only 99 out of 100 as a score . Great shot ! Hans
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 26, 2015 at 12:10 PM
Great pose, Jim, and excellent detail in the hummingbird. I don't find the twig too distracting.
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6 commentsThis is really interesting Jim. Looks like the hummer is in the middle of a stretch? Must have been a slow stretch to have stopped the action with 1/180 sec. This looks like a case where fill flash worked pretty well. It would be interesting to see what that frontal shadow would look like without flash for comparison purposes.
This is a terrific pose Jim, love it! I was hoping for something like this yesterday with the hummer..
She did raise her tail for a moment to tease me
Great detail/DOF and use of FLASH to help fill & freeze the movement.
Well done!
Very sharp. Nice BG. Bizarre pose but I like it.
Nice image. Love the pose. I have seen hummers do this many times, but never able to capture it this well. Lots of detail. nice background.
A true killer pose - wish the branch behind wasn't there, which makes it only 99 out of 100 as a score
. Great shot ! Hans
Great pose, Jim, and excellent detail in the hummingbird. I don't find the twig too distracting.