Anna's Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted March 19, 2010194 views17 comments

Shot in January in Newport Backbay Lagoon, Ca. I really like the colors, the head turn and the open beak in this shot. I wish the feet were more in focus along with the branch. I was actually above the hummingbird shooting slightly down on it which is how I got the green background. Shot very early in the morning on an overcast day. Comments and sugestions welcomed.

Nikon D300S
200-400MM w/1.4tc @ full focal
SS 125
F-stop 7.1
ISO 800
Spot metering
manual mode
tripod/wimberly
white balance cloudy

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 19, 2010 at 11:31 PM

Nice job getting the dof you did, David. Those long beaks make it tough and you got the entire beak and the head in nice and crisp. I like the pose the head turn and the nice reflections from the gorget.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on March 19, 2010 at 11:43 PM

I'm not sure what happened on this post but the colors are very muted compared to the original. I went back and looked at my original 200MB version on my computer and it is very vibrant with the colors. Can someone tell me what might have happened here. This looks nothing like the original photo. Thanks for your help. Dave

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 20, 2010 at 12:25 AM

I'm not sure what happened on this post but the colors are very muted compared to the original. I went back and looked at my original 200MB version on my computer and it is very vibrant with the colors. Can someone tell me what might have happened here. This looks nothing like the original photo. Thanks for your help. Dave

This is usually the result of a color space problem. If you shoot in Adobe RGB space you need to covert to sRGB at some point before posting your image.

What color space is your camera set to?

What steps are in your work flow?

What software application are you using?

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 20, 2010 at 12:50 AM

Great shot, David. excellent detail and gorgeous iridescence. I love your capture of the gorget.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 20, 2010 at 1:41 AM

Stunning detail in the gorget David and I really like the gleam in the eye.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on March 20, 2010 at 9:19 AM

Wow! Nice birds and colors work well with the background

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on March 20, 2010 at 10:28 AM

The colors, the sharpness in the head and eyes, the interesting head turn with the beak slightly open, and the super clean background make this image a winner in my mind. Very Well done.

In regards to your color question, I would check the areas that Rich D. suggested.(He really knows his stuff). I have seen this happen from time to time and an incorrect color space is usually the problem.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on March 20, 2010 at 10:43 AM

Hopefully this fixes the problem. I converted to adobe sRGB. Thanks for the tip Richard.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on March 20, 2010 at 10:52 AM

One more attempt at a fix. If this doesn't work I will try and repost. Sorry!

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 20, 2010 at 1:50 PM

David,
I prefer the second you posted. Very nice image with great background.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on March 20, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Excellent. Love that gorget. The repost is even better.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 21, 2010 at 4:59 PM

I love the fat little belly! Colors are great as is the open beak. Largeversion shows a bit of noise in the lower body easily fixed with some NR. I use Noiseware Proffessional by Imagenomic

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on March 21, 2010 at 7:09 PM

Ditto the comments of Dennis. The colors are more vibrant in the repost.

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Comment posted by Danny Shelton on March 21, 2010 at 10:28 PM

Quite nice.

Registered on October 2, 2007, 14 Posts, 1029 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 1, 2010 at 1:43 PM

What a beautiful bird.
A great photo, it really stands out against the background.
well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Neal Cooper on September 23, 2011 at 4:50 PM

Stunning image David. There is just so much to look at and explore in this image. The feather detail and colors are just magnificent. Well done on the getting the DoF exactly right here as well.

Registered on June 3, 2009, 144 Posts, 306 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on September 24, 2011 at 6:11 PM

David,
This is a great shot, taken very close to our home. I have not seen an Anna when walking there, and this one is beautiful. Looking forward to shooting again with you. I learned a lot.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments