Anna's Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted August 17, 20181,286 views6 comments

I spent the morning at our local arboretum attempting to capture images of rufous hummingbirds, which are starting to migrate through my area. No luck on the rufous, but I did catch this male Anna's after his quick dip in a park fountain. 7D2 500/F4+1.4, F8, 1/640, -0.33 EC, ISO 800, tripod. Thanks for any comments or suggestions, Dave

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 17, 2018 at 9:05 PM

Hi David,

It looks like you had some nice light on this Anna's hummer. The water droplets are a nice addition. Overall, a good natural light shot. You could add some space up at the top............................Jim

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 18, 2018 at 3:15 AM

A nice Hummer shot, and the water droplets in the head makes it a stellar image for me ! Love the wing movement as well ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 18, 2018 at 11:06 PM

Superb detail in the head and body, Dave, and I like the amount of wing blur. The water drops are great. The gorget seems a slightly odd shadeof red on my monitor, but they can change a lot depending on angle and I haven't seen many Anna's. Sweet background.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 19, 2018 at 12:35 AM

Nice job grabbing this one David. I really like thw water drops. I do find myself wishing for a bit more DOF, but without a flash and already at 1/640 with ISO 800 on that body, obviously you didn't have a way to achieve it. Still nice work!

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 19, 2018 at 12:58 PM

Very good look at this hummingbird especially the head detail and the gorget color. Wing position is interesting and effective. You even got a little bit of a head turn. I do agree a tiny bit more depth of field would have put it over the top.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 20, 2018 at 1:04 PM

Excellent pose, David. As others have mentioned the water droplets add a lot to the image. The light is also very nice and you got just the right amount of blur on the wing. A little more space on te top will make this composition more balance, IMHO.

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