Gallery: AvianPosted April 9, 20185,076 views9 comments
Here's a multi-flash hummingbird shot from our Costa Rica workshop. This is a large hummingbird.
Canon 1DX II, 300F4 1/200 F20, iso 1000, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley head, multi-flash setup
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 9, 2018 at 10:54 PM
Nate, this is really impressive. I see you got a little of the tongue showing. Not only expert use of flashes, but f20 worked well to get it all in focus. I have one minor suggestion. There is a slight bit of sharpening halo at the high contrast edges. I know there are other methods using selective layers etc., but I usually just pass along those with a very small softening brush. Very nice image, and it's obvious how big this guy is.
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Comment posted by Sonja Otto on April 10, 2018 at 12:18 AM
I love the way it looks like the hummingbird is just hanging there below the flower. Love the vivid colors and plain background which makes the flower and bird really stand out! Beautiful.
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Comment posted by Kathy Snead on April 10, 2018 at 9:17 AM
Nate
This is awesome. Thank you for sharing this photo of a bird I will probably never see. Great Capture!
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 10, 2018 at 10:49 AM
Exceptional - love the dark colours, position and bright flower. As usual, perfect use of the multi-flash setup. (Remember thr first time we tried to set it up? lol..)
Sandy
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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 10, 2018 at 1:35 PM
Very nice Nate. Could be me, but I don’t see any halo effects. I like this as posted.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 10, 2018 at 7:46 PM
Wonderful colors in the Hummingbird, Nate and they're very well caught and presented. My eye keeps trying to line the hummer up with the flower, but I know they don't always do it that way. Sweet image.
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Comment posted by Charles Bell on April 10, 2018 at 10:57 PM
A very nice image of a very impressive bird. I especially like the detail of the white feathers in the tail.
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 11, 2018 at 2:43 PM
Excellent Nate! You really have this technique down. The colors are amazing and we normally see hummers posted showing wing blur,which is great but it's nice to see them sharp sometimes too. Beautiful image!
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Comment posted by David Bogener on April 11, 2018 at 3:19 PM
Wow. This one really pops. No nits from me.
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9 commentsThis is awesome. Thank you for sharing this photo of a bird I will probably never see. Great Capture!
Sandy