Sunbird

Gallery: AvianPosted October 2, 2011112 views10 comments

Here is an Orange-breasted Sunbird shot in Somerset West, South Africa. I like the strange yellow/green BG created by the late afternoon sun on the foliage.

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1250
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 250
Auto ISO Speed ON
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length 500.0mm
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 2, 2011 at 9:33 AM

Nice, clean image with nice detail, comp and bg. Sharon

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 2, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Beautiful detail and colors, Neal.

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Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on October 2, 2011 at 9:53 AM

That bg is stunning...great detail, too!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 2, 2011 at 11:48 AM

Nice pose and I like the open beak, Neal. The bg is cool. To my eye, the bird looks a bit oversharpened.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 2, 2011 at 2:47 PM

Nice profile Neal and I like the open beak. Fairly unique background color.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 2, 2011 at 5:54 PM

A nice exposure of this very attractive bird Neal. The BG has impact that is for sure.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 3, 2011 at 6:35 PM

Excellent shot with wonderful colors throughout. The larger image has good detail and a very interesting background. I like the iridescent shine along with the open beak, nice job in getting this shot, well done.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 4, 2011 at 2:55 AM

Nice one Neal, really like the colour and iridescence on the head.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 5, 2011 at 10:33 PM

Lovely bird and image.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 18, 2011 at 3:54 AM

Marvelous capture of this gorgeous little Orange-Breasted Sunbird Neal, and many thanks for sharing; as you probably know by now, Sunbirds are my absolute favourite bird species, and though I was delighted to have captured images of four different species while I was visiting SA a couple of months ago (Marico, White-Bellied, Collared, and Scarlet-Chested), greedy as I am I would love to have come across this little beauty too ;^)

Once again, terrific shot and thanks for sharing :^)

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