Another Rufous Hummer

Gallery: AvianPosted May 28, 2016113 views8 comments

Just a shot to show what I consider the most beautiful angle for showing of his gorget. I looked at placing him on both the left and the right of center, but he insisted he preferred the middle of the road.

7D2, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600, Wimberley sidekick with Z1 ballhead on RRS legs, f/9, 1/250, iso 1000, aperture priority, pattern metering. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped from a horizontal original to an 8MP 4x5 vertical. Taken at 6:09 AM on May 24th.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on May 28, 2016 at 7:07 PM

Dennis, this is a nice rufous image. I agree, the gorget is really gorgeous at this angle and with the light that was provided. Great background.

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Comment posted by Brian Murphy on May 28, 2016 at 8:24 PM

Hi Dennis,
Beautiful shot of the Rufous Hummer. Great color, pose and the catch light in the eye.
Thanks for sharing.

Brian Murphy

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Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on May 28, 2016 at 10:30 PM

Oh, what a beauty, Dennis! The gorget really does look great at this angle. Just as nice is the whole composition and the background--very nice. devil

I'm glad the bird told you where it wanted to be; this is one of those poses where I'd go mad deciding on placement!

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 29, 2016 at 11:21 AM

Beautiful Dennis! devil

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 29, 2016 at 4:13 PM

They get better and better Dennis. Great capture.
May

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on May 29, 2016 at 5:51 PM

Hi Dennis,

I like the pose and the gorget is beautiful. I also like your posting of the hummers at your feeders. That usually happens in Augest when dozens of baby ruby-throats hit the feeders hard before heading South. Well done on capturing this little guy.................Jim

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 29, 2016 at 8:28 PM

Very nice angle and amazing colors. Despite having a fair number of Rufous around, I have yet to see a gorglet looking like this. Of course while you are having right warm morning sun, I am having cool gray dark clouds. Things appear to be changing this week. This is a really nice image Dennis. Keep up the good work.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 30, 2016 at 5:57 AM

What a wonderful series of photos you have been creating of these handsome hummingbirds Dennis. Love this pose and view of his beautifully lit gorget. Wonderful Detail!!!

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