White-whiskered Hermit

Gallery: AvianPosted September 7, 2009782 views24 comments

Here's another high speed flash hummer photo from Ecuador. This was very tight on the bottom and right so I added a little canvas to both. It may still be tight for some people's taste but I wanted to show off the detail particularly in the tail.

MkIII 500F4 1/250 F20 iso 500, 580ex, 3 slave flashes set at 1/8

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on September 7, 2009 at 12:18 PM

What afantastic hummer image! Exquisite action image! I quite like the current composition btw, not to tight at all!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 7, 2009 at 12:32 PM

Stunning! The placement in the frame is brilliant!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 7, 2009 at 12:32 PM

Nate: You know I'm not a bird guy but this is just excellent. I love the pose and the position in the frame. 4+ terrific.>=))>

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM

Nate, this is super. Lover the position and the detail.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on September 7, 2009 at 1:51 PM

Gorgeous detail, especially on the tail and face. A beauty Nate

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on September 7, 2009 at 2:18 PM

Its awesome. The image and the hummer I LOVE IT

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on September 7, 2009 at 3:02 PM

Looks superb to me! Love to see one of these. I don't find it too tight.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on September 7, 2009 at 4:04 PM

EXQUISITE

VERY POWERFULL SHOT

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Comment posted by Colin Smale on September 7, 2009 at 4:18 PM

Just when I was starting to get bored with hummerpix..wow, this is electric. The head doesn't look pin sharp but it only seems a tad off. Supershot Nate.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 7, 2009 at 6:31 PM

Gorgeous, shows off the tail beautifully.
May

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Comment posted by David Sparks on September 7, 2009 at 8:37 PM

Awesome shot.

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Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on September 7, 2009 at 9:43 PM

Excellent!

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Comment posted by Dusty Veideman on September 7, 2009 at 10:58 PM

Outstanding photo and angle and pose!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on September 8, 2009 at 6:37 AM

Beautiful shot, Nate. The bird seems to be coming out of the screen!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 8, 2009 at 6:47 AM

Not a huge fan of these types of shots but an amazing effort nevertheless - I imagine the low light doesn't give you much option. Fantastic detail and spread in the tail. Agree with Jorne - not too tight

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 8, 2009 at 10:01 AM

WOW!, can I say wow? Yes, WOW!

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Comment posted by Sally King on September 8, 2009 at 10:44 AM

Glorious. I think this is framed perfectly.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 8, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Gorgeous, Nate! I really like the way the flash worked for you on this one, and the pose is utterly perfect.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 8, 2009 at 8:24 PM

I really like the wing position you have captured Nate. Nice choice for the composition.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 8, 2009 at 8:48 PM

I agree with all the superlatives here Nate - it really is a special shot, esp with that wonderful tail and overall posture as presented to the viewer. Gotta admit though, that my eye (for what that's worth) does want a bit more space at the bottom of the frame.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on September 9, 2009 at 8:04 AM

This is a great impact shot Nate which i think would be lost if it didn't fill the frame. Your flash technique has worked very well to freeze the movement of the bird at that shuitter speed. I envy people who have images of these birds as i never see them but it is becoming more difficult to get a different type of shot but you have achieved this here, well done. Graham

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Comment posted by Ravee Wattanatanak on September 9, 2009 at 10:54 PM

Nice worked i love it Nate.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 10, 2009 at 11:43 PM

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 10, 2010 at 10:17 PM

Nate, please order one of these for me in May!

Sandy r

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