Rufous Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted October 19, 2016107 views6 comments

The hummingbird kept coming back to this perch so it was easy to set up for this shot.

Canon 7d II
Sigma 150-600 at 500 mm
1/125 at f6.3
ISO 100
Tripod
Processed in LR and PS

Comments and suggestions appreciated. Thanks.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on October 19, 2016 at 2:33 PM

Nice Rufous image. You did a good job with low iso and low shutter speed. Is this a recent shot? No hummingbirds up here in Washington this time of year. I think they all went south to California.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 19, 2016 at 6:18 PM

Nice shot of the hummingbird with good detail, Allen. I'm puzzled by the amount of noise in the bird as I can't account for it with your shooting parameters.

devil

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 19, 2016 at 11:53 PM

Beautiful colors and detail. I can't see the noise in the bird, which is probably going to cause a problem with my own shooting.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on October 20, 2016 at 12:48 AM

Thanks for the comments.

David: Taken in April at Finley NWR between Eugene and Corvallis. Just got around to posting.
Dennis: I don't see the noise you're referring to. I enlarged this to 500% in Photoshop and still can't make out noise.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 20, 2016 at 5:06 PM

A nice image of this pretty little hummer. I wonder if it could be brightened up a bit?

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Comment posted by David Bogener on October 25, 2016 at 12:24 PM

Wonderful pose and detail. Could go slightly brighter? A more natural perch would improve this fine image.

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