One Last Hummer

Gallery: AvianPosted August 29, 20162,180 views13 comments

I won't be posting any more hummingbirds this season, but I wanted to share this one. Sometimes all the elements seem to come together nicely. This male Black Chinned hummer came to my flower. I was hoping for this bird to compliment the purple flower parts with his purple gorget. While I didn't get as much of the gorget as I was hoping for, even a little was nice.

Canon 5D Mark III
100-400 @ 400
ISO 160, 1/160 @ f/10

4 off camera flashes. 3 for the lighting on the bird, one for the background

Larger version provided.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 29, 2016 at 9:33 PM

Very impressive! Fine detail, colors, BG and composition. Action stopping techniques. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 29, 2016 at 10:40 PM

This is really nice. Hard to imagine how it could have been any better. I'd say the purple gorget shows up well and compliments the flowers. Full marks on this one! devil

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on August 30, 2016 at 1:58 AM

Outstanding.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 30, 2016 at 6:17 AM

Simply stunning Keith. devil

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on August 30, 2016 at 8:23 PM

I've enjoyed your hummingbird posts so much and will be sorry to see them go. This is just so perfect and sweet, with the colors all complementing the little guy. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 30, 2016 at 9:58 PM

Another awesome Hummingbird shot, Keith. You have really mastered that multi flash technique. Great detail in the Hummingbird and the flowers. Very pleasing background. An all around awesome image!!!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 30, 2016 at 11:45 PM

Well conceived and executed, Keith. The color palete is superb.

To me the plant looks too bright in comparison to the hummer. A bit less flash there?

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 31, 2016 at 11:28 AM

Great color combination, Keith, and a beautiful composition. Excellent work.

devil

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 31, 2016 at 4:05 PM

Wow, that little hint of purple gorget is a nice bonus. I already thought it was great just having the nice mix of colors between the plants and the background.

Max

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on September 1, 2016 at 2:02 PM

Excellent execution, Keith. Nice use of artificial lighting.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on September 5, 2016 at 9:33 PM

Very nice all the way around Keith. Love the purples, and the composition and details are spot on. Very nice work, again...

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 9, 2016 at 1:21 PM

Really beautiful Keith. The comp is terrific, but what really makes this one special IMO is the how the purple flower compliments the gorget on the Black-chinned hummer.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on September 18, 2016 at 2:18 AM

Picture Perfect Keith,
Well done . . . devil

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