Rufous Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted April 18, 2013123 views9 comments

April 17, 2013 Huntington Beach Central Library, Huntington Beach, California. There is a garden area in the park that attracts hundreds of hummingbirds, and there are always a bunch of other photographers there getting picts as well. This was shot late in the day when the light was fairly low.

D800 Nikkor 600mm 1/1250 f/8 ISO400 Better Beamer flash RAW White Balance Auto Tripod with Wimberly Gimbal Processed and cropped in Lightroom, CS6 and NIK.

Comments welcome

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9 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 19, 2013 at 6:51 AM

Great shot Patrick ! I do like the composition as well as the colors. Great sharpness, and the bird's chest gives the impression that it's taking quite some effort to performing this trick. Well done ! A shot one can look at for a long time ! Hans

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 19, 2013 at 7:18 AM

Patrick that's beautiful. There have been a few hummingbird shots posted recently but his one is by far my favourite. The colours are really vivid with the markings on the bird showinbg very well. Gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on April 19, 2013 at 8:40 AM

Beautiful detail and color. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 19, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Exceptional detail and image quality in this photo. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 19, 2013 at 6:07 PM

Sweet look at this bird Pat. Really well done. Love the DOF and natural look.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 19, 2013 at 9:33 PM

Excellent work Patrick, love the detail in both bird and flower, your best effort I've seen so far with the hummers.

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Comment posted by James Allen on April 19, 2013 at 10:37 PM

Beautiful photograph Patrick. I need to fly out and visit that park!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 20, 2013 at 10:15 AM

Sharp details, love the flower and comp Patrick
Good job filling in using the 'beamer', with the sunlight from behind the bird like this

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 22, 2013 at 12:40 PM

Wonderful hummer shot with good color and a wonderful pose with the wings back. That must be quite a sight to see so many hummers in one place.

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