Slim Pickin's

Gallery: AvianPosted August 26, 20152,788 views8 comments

So here's my lil' hummer again, makin' the rounds.
The last of the hummingbirds will be heading south soon, and the 'pickings' are getting thin..

I used shutter priority here, was actually shooting for b-flies Monday when I took this.

F/13, 1/1000th, ISO 640, 5DM2, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x ext. no flash using a monopod for support. 11:18am & clear/sunny.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 26, 2015 at 8:43 PM

This is a "save" as they say.. So in full disclosure here's the original mess frown

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 26, 2015 at 9:30 PM

I wondered what happened. I was trying to comment on it and it disappeared out from under me. sad Good job of processing. devil

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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 27, 2015 at 12:42 AM

Great save! Cleaned up version is very nice. I like the position the hummer is in as well as the detail of the wings. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on August 27, 2015 at 5:22 AM

Howard, an excellent example of simply cleaning up a photo for better viewing overall. The finished scene places our focus on the main subject of the hummngbird in flight as a result of your extra effort here...... cool

Otherwise, we our trying to work around the very busy scene in attempt to understand the main reason for the photo..... wink

As always, the detail in the larger version captures the reality of this little hummingbird so very well. Nice work....... devil

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 27, 2015 at 11:34 AM

Sweet image, Howard. Great wing position and I like the dangling legs. Pretty slim pickings indeed. Ours left some time ago although I still have a few nectar producing plants around. Excellent job cleaning up "the mess". It kind of goes with shooting in the garden.

devil

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on August 27, 2015 at 12:03 PM

Nice clean up, Howard. Would have never known if you hadn't posted the original.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 27, 2015 at 1:47 PM

Nice post processing job ! And the bird isn't bad either sad .. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 28, 2015 at 9:40 AM

A nice "Before and After" comparison, Howard, and a nice bit of cleanup work. A fine capture, too.

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