by Ken Archer
Another beauty from our visit to Trinidad & Tobago last February. I was amazed at all the dramatic color wrapped in this tiny package of a hummingbird (it is tied for the second smallest hummingbird in the world). Although these beauties are fairly common, it took a bit of persistent patience to make good photos of them. Fortunately they only feed on the smallest of blooms and if you put in enough time among the flowers they like to feed on you will be rewarded with plenty of photographic opportunities.
Canon 7DII; 600mm & 25mm extension tube; 1/320; f7.1; Gitzo Tripod; RRS Ballhead; manual exposure set for ambiet light, fill flash set at -1 stop.
All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.
Comments
6 commentsGreat comp & pose with eye contact, nice BG Ken.
What a gorgeous "little" hummer, good things come in small packages applies
Very nice
Great looking little hummer. Nicely captured on that perch
This guy is amazing Ken. Love the haircut, color and all. sweet shot for BG, soft pastel colors on the flowers, great lighting and great detail in the hummer. Wow!!!
Gorgeous, Ken. A fantastic looking bird and you brought out all the detail and color.
Hi Ken,
Nice colors and the raised top knort is pretty cool. The BG is nice, but you could drop the saturation of the greens down a hair. Other than that, it is a wall worthy image
.....................Jim
I have never seen this species before Ken and think it is one of the coolest hummers I have seen, so thanks for posting. As far as the image goes, nice techs and I like how the perch stems cross. Nice work