Anna's Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted January 18, 2010141 views18 comments

One of my first few shots with my new 100-400L -

C & C welcome.

Canon EOS 40D
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/40
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +1 2/3
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0 mm
Flash Off
Tripod / Remote release / mirror lock-up

This is cropped from horizontal.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 18, 2010 at 10:56 PM

Nice shot with excellent details, Gaurav--I think that male Anna's can give some pretty ferocious stares for such a tiny bird, and you've captured it well here. I think that if this was mine I would go a little looser on the crop.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 18, 2010 at 11:17 PM

Nice detail in the feathers. The iridescence is well shown. I always like the way a tight crop gives that larger than life feeling to hummers.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on January 18, 2010 at 11:29 PM

Excellent detail, Gaurav!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 19, 2010 at 12:02 AM

Excellent, Gaurav. It looks like you got the "Nick Saunders" edition of this lens. This is incredibly crisp. I agree with Brian that the crop might be just a touch looser.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 19, 2010 at 1:07 AM

Excellent detail Gaurav and with enough dof to get most of the bird in focus even though it's only 5.6

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 19, 2010 at 2:15 AM

Wonderful iridescence displayed here. Very sharp too.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 19, 2010 at 8:16 AM

Great color and detail in this shot Gaurav. I like it all, but it would feel better to me if you gave the bird a bit more room. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 19, 2010 at 9:52 AM

Very nice shot Gaurav....can't believe this little hummer sat so still for you. To get him at 1/40 with no motion blur is very nice. I see it allowed you to use mirror lock up which certainly kept this so sharp! nice colors also. My only nit is a little too tight for my taste on the comp.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 19, 2010 at 12:23 PM

That's some very nice detail! Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on January 19, 2010 at 1:34 PM

Superb detail, Gaurav. Great pose with nice eye contact and I like that diagonal perch.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 19, 2010 at 2:02 PM

You've captured some very nice detail in the hummer. Some nice iridescence on the head and a bit on the throat. Crop does feel a bit tight. Any chance of bringing the tone on the background down a little?

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on January 19, 2010 at 3:11 PM

Very nice. A little more room is my only suggestion.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 19, 2010 at 6:02 PM

Very Nice Gaurav!!! Personally I like the tightness of the image.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on January 19, 2010 at 6:16 PM

We don't have these birds here in the UK but I don't tire of seeing them on this forum. I really like the close up in this image it makes a change from the flight shots.Detail is superb. Graham

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 19, 2010 at 8:13 PM

I'm glad you got the lens and apparently like it Gaurav. I can see why, if this image is any indication of your results so far. I'd have probably cropped this slightly looser too but I can certainly see the draw of showing this nice detail up close.

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Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on January 19, 2010 at 11:23 PM

thanks all for the comments.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 21, 2010 at 2:16 PM

Very nice detail for a hummer image, well done.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 21, 2010 at 9:05 PM

Excellent, Gaurav. Gotta love those full frame hummers!

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