Hovering

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 201485 views3 comments

I like the wing position on this one and the look of the Hummingbird just hanging under them like a helicopter. I also like the hint of purple reflection on the breast from the Monarda. I do wish I'd had a bit warmer light.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 2.0TC, Jobu gimbal on RRS legs, f8, 1/200, iso 400, -1/3 stop compensation, pattern metering, aperture priority. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 9.1MP of the original 16. Taken at 7:02 pm on July 5th under cloudy skies.

Comments and criticisms are appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 24, 2014 at 11:14 PM

Dennis: I like this as well. Nice pose. I do wish the hummer wasn't quite as deep in the flower. There also seems to be a bit of a magenta color cast. Most evident in the whites in the neck. I played with the larger version and used that neck as a white adjustment point. For me it helped. See what you think. Nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 25, 2014 at 12:15 PM

Hi Dennis,

The head is nice and sharp and the pose is quite good...........................Jim

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Comment posted by Marina Scarr on July 26, 2014 at 9:18 PM

To have captured this wing position is pretty amazing! Great that your HB's eye is clear. The purple is a bit overwhelming but the helicopter pose is strong enough to counteract it. If this were mine, I think I'd give my HB a bit more of pop.

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