Hummingbird Moth (test)

[Adrian David]

Model: NIKON D300
ExposureTime: 1/320"
Aperture: F8.0
ExposureProgram: Aperture-priority AE
ExposureBiasValue: 0
MeteringMode: Multi-segment
Flash: No Flash
ISO: 400
WhiteBalance: Auto
FocalLength: 600.0 mm
FocalLength35efl: 600.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 900.0 mm)
SensingMethod: One-chip color area
Lens:Sigma 150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3 Sports
HH
This image is mainly to show what can be achieved with a hand held Sigma 150-600 Sports...

[Jerry van Dijk]

:cheers:

[Steve Maxson]

Great job of getting both your subject and the thistle flower sharp! I like the motion blur in the wings and you have a beautiful clean background, too! In a perfect world, the OOF foreground flower wouldn't be blocking the main flower head - not much you could do about that. :S3: This is very nicely done!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Well caught, I like the position of the hummer and the exposure is spot on.

[Andrew McLachlan]

This is great Adrian...nice sharpness on the moth and the main blossom!!!

[Brian Desjardins]

Awesome shot, the sharpness of both subjects stunning, I also have a shot of a hover fly shot with a long lens (will post soon) hand held I know its not easy to do, Great job!!!