Rufous and Delphinium

Gallery: AvianPosted February 9, 2018172 views4 comments

Another one from the archives. I just avoided clipping the wing tip on the left of this image when I took it and back in 2011, I had no idea how to add canvas, so it just sat there until I saw it again yesterday. I used the content aware crop and basically just slid the image to the right in the crop field to remove a bit from the right and add some to the left. After that it was just a touch of clean-up and the normal adjustments.

1DIV, 500mm f/4 ISL + 1.4 TC, Jobu Gimbal on Gitzo legs, f/8, 1/1600, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Essentially full frame (see above). Taken at 7:47 pm on June 24, 2011.

Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Thanks,

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4 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 9, 2018 at 10:12 PM

If your archives are like mine, there is a treasure chest there (sometimes) waiting for advances in software and processing technique. Every now and then, when weather or life intrudes, I enjoy the process of revisiting photos. This is a nice one!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 9, 2018 at 10:24 PM

Nice photo and nice post-processing. The tongue is a cute touch.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 10, 2018 at 3:15 PM

Hi Dennis,

You did very well with your post processing. The hummingbird is nice and sharp and you have it placed well in the frame................Jim

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 11, 2018 at 1:22 PM

Excellent job in rescuing this image. Superb composition, a great background, and nice subject matter.

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