Scale-throated Hermit

Gallery: AvianPosted April 20, 2016116 views7 comments

A shot from the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil last summer. I hung this flower and put some sugar water in it in an area where there were feeders. I used some fill flash as the light was fairly bright.
Canon 5D3 500F4 1/2500 F8, iso 800, Av mode, evaluative metering -0.7, 580ex fill flash at -1.3

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7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 20, 2016 at 7:22 PM

Gorgeous composition, Nate, and the fill flash worked like a champ for this one. Well done.

devil

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 20, 2016 at 8:57 PM

Expertly done and composed. Amazing to me how fast the wing beats are, that 1/2500 sec can't freeze them!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 21, 2016 at 2:08 PM

Nice pose, and good sharp focus on the head and eye Nate. Cool looking bird.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 21, 2016 at 2:34 PM

There is nothing to pick on Nate. The detail is superb, the background and composition are flawless. Your use of the fill flash is right on as usual. Amazing shot! devil

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Comment posted by William Bickle on April 21, 2016 at 4:12 PM

Hello Nate, Beautiful capture. Clean background, sharp details.

Bill

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 23, 2016 at 2:51 PM

Nicely composed Nate. Nice work! Looks like South America is a total blast. Hope to make it there someday.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 24, 2016 at 12:10 PM

Another signature shot, Nate ! Great an natural setting - love it ! The vertical frame works excellent IMO. Cheers, Hans

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