Sword-billed Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted August 27, 20185,933 views10 comments

Here's one from last year's Ecuador trip at Guango Lodge. I couldn't get the full flower and bird into the shot here so I cropped to just a portait of the Sword-billed. I thought this was a cool pose.
Canon 1DX II, 500F4 1/125 F14, iso 125, 580ex at 1/128, 5 Nikon SB-26 slave flashes at 1/16, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley head

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10 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 28, 2018 at 11:29 AM

Brilliant capture of this sharp featured bird!

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 28, 2018 at 12:50 PM

Hi Nate
Vary nice looking Hummingbird. The coloring and detail really stands out.
Peter

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 28, 2018 at 1:47 PM

Amazing shot and angle. "Evil" comes to my mind - this bird would scare the daylights out of me, if I ware a flower. Great image, Nate devil

, Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on August 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM

Great stop action on this little guy, Nate! He sure does have one long beak. Wonderful colors and detail.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on August 28, 2018 at 2:08 PM

Very cool pose. Great detail, wing position, and the OOF green background works. Great look at that impressive bill!

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 28, 2018 at 4:39 PM

Nate, you really did well here. Goes to show that less is often much more. I well know the restrictions of fixed glass, and so you made a good choice with framing. The position of the head really emphasizes that long schnoz. Good stuff!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 28, 2018 at 7:17 PM

I love the pose, Nate. I do wish the tail weren't so dark-is it black?

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 28, 2018 at 9:25 PM

Thanks for your comments everyone, Dennis - yes the tail is black

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 29, 2018 at 1:35 PM

Nice isolated capture Nate. These guys were fun to see but pretty challenging to shoot.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 30, 2018 at 8:42 PM

Fantastic image of the hummer with a marvelous backdrop, Nate. I too like the pose and how your choice of composition.

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