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Broad-billed Hummingbird
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Broad-billed Hummingbird

by Nate Chappell

Gallery: AvianPosted September 19, 2015223 views11 comments

Here's one from our Arizona photo workshop earlier this year.  I added some sugar water to this thistle and the hummingbirds enjoyed it.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1.4x 1/2500 F8, iso 800, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley head,  Blind

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 20, 2015 at 4:20 AM

Grat shot and perfect timing!

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 20, 2015 at 7:53 AM

Love the colors and the composition here, wing position is very nice. Beautiful shot Nate!   Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 20, 2015 at 8:30 AM

Hi Nate,

Looks good--nice and sharp.............................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 20, 2015 at 7:58 PM

Beautiful Nate, love the wing position & clear profile view of the plumage with its metallic colors..

I always enjoy your workdevil

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 20, 2015 at 9:49 PM

Sharp as a tack from get to go; all on a buttery smooth BG. No nits.devil

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on September 21, 2015 at 4:12 PM

Gorgeous Nate, he makes the thistle look good.

May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on September 21, 2015 at 5:11 PM

Man, what can you say...Perfect pose and lovely colors in the HB. The backround looks great too. The sugar water is a really good idea!  devil

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 23, 2015 at 11:49 AM

Lovely composition and wing positoin, Nate and an excellent job on the exposure.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by S Govindarajan on September 23, 2015 at 1:22 PM

Classic hummingbird image, Nate. Great wing position and look at the iridescence.

Did you use a strobe to freeze the wings or is it just the high SS?

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 23, 2015 at 1:24 PM

Thanks for your comments everyone.  Govind, this is a natural light image, no strobes, flash or articificial background involved.  The high shutter speed froze the wings, when they are at the top like this you don't even need that much speed sometimes.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 24, 2015 at 4:08 PM

Awesome flight capture of this beauty Nate devil

Great colors, sharpness and complimentary background. Excellent Work!

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments