Hummingbird on Monarda

Gallery: AvianPosted August 5, 2016153 views10 comments

Our hummingbirds have pretty much gone for this year but I thought I'd post one of the few shots I got of one working the Monarda earlier this summer.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 468 mm, hand held, f/6.3, 1/1250, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 10.1 MP before resizing. Taken at 6:20 AM on June 26th.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 5, 2016 at 2:56 PM

Good catch! A good sense of motion from the hummer and tack sharp flower head, plus a butter smooth background. cool

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on August 5, 2016 at 4:28 PM

Excellent! Not nits from me. BTW what is Monarda?

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 5, 2016 at 5:00 PM

That beautiful background and the great composition make this shot, Dennis. Beautiful image!!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 5, 2016 at 9:35 PM

Nice wing position and overall comp Dennis. Good work!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 6, 2016 at 9:46 AM

Nice wing capture at 1/1250th Dennis, and lovely light. I love the pose you caught against that smooth clean background.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on August 6, 2016 at 10:53 AM

Dennis: excellent light, subject and composition. Hard to beat. Richard

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 6, 2016 at 12:54 PM

Nice image Dennis. Nice pose/flower/background. My hummingbird population this year has been much smaller than normal. Hoping the fall migration will bring me some more.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 6, 2016 at 4:13 PM

One of your best Hummingbird shots this year Dennis. I like it. Good color, detail, and subject matter (your flowers).

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on August 7, 2016 at 9:44 AM

A nice mix of colors with the blue in the BG

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 7, 2016 at 9:56 PM

The flower is tack sharp as is the body of the hummer. There is enough blurring in the wings to give a sense of motion.
Beautiful image.
May

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