Warmed by the Fire

Gallery: AvianPosted July 19, 201568 views4 comments

Not that we've needed any warming around here this summer. The Crocosmia seems tobe one of the few flowers really enjoying the heat and dryness. This is more of a garden shot than a hummingbird image, but I liked it partially because it does keep the hummingbird in a proper size perspective more than most of the shots I take of them. This was probably taken from about tthree times the distance of the two I've posted recently.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f/6.3, 1/800, iso 1000, aperture priority, pattern metering, no compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped a bit from the top and right for composition. Final size is 16.9 MP. Taken at 6:17 am on July 8th.

I really appreciate your input on the last two hummer images and look forward to your thought on this one.

Thanks,

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Greg Morris on July 19, 2015 at 4:54 PM

I love this Dennis. The composition, the soft light, the habitat, the colors. It all works for me. For me, one of the best images I've seen. I need to try and do more like this one.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on July 19, 2015 at 6:23 PM

This is one of your best. The lighting and colors are especially good. I have a lot of Crocosmia (Lucifer) and find it very difficult to capture that red with accuracy. You have done so. nit: The tip of the bloom at bottom middle is a bit distracting to me. Excellent image!

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 21, 2015 at 3:30 PM

Hi Dennis

I like the framing and color, on my screen it looks like the highlinghts could come down a dit. Nice job.