RT Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted September 14, 2012204 views6 comments

Great afternoon with the hummers. Finally got a couple shots I like, the birds were so intent on chasing each other away from feeders I was able to get fairly close.

Canon T3i
1/640 @ F-8 ISO 400
EF-70-300 IS USM @ 300mm
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Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on September 14, 2012 at 8:35 PM

Looks good but the OOF stem in left foreground does distract and partially blocks the hummer. Nice sharpness and detail on the hummers head and body.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 14, 2012 at 9:11 PM

John,
I like the colors and the BG. Good detail on the hummer where it counts. I really like the Ant, gives a nice touch to the overall capture.

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 15, 2012 at 8:06 AM

Very nice sharpness on the head and main flowers. The BG is great too. For me the OOF flower is a detractor. Without it this would have been simply stellar.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on September 15, 2012 at 4:03 PM

Nice work John. It's great to see a hummingbird with the wings blurred - presume this wasn't a "setup" in the vein of what we normally see?

I like that the eye is clear but wish the OOF piece of foliage in the foreground was missing ;)

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on September 15, 2012 at 5:07 PM

The OOF stem isn't ideal, but the image is still pretty strong. Nice sharpness and detail in the bird. Good background.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 15, 2012 at 8:14 PM

Very nice, John. Excellent focus on the Hummer and the flower. One could wish the foreground flower weren't there, but still an excellent image.

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