Nikon d90, 1/250, f 9.0, iso 400, 250mm, 4.5 tripod.
Looking for a place to feed.
Attachment 118332
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Taken in Mission, TX today.
All C & C welocme
Thanks for looking
C M
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Nikon d90, 1/250, f 9.0, iso 400, 250mm, 4.5 tripod.
Looking for a place to feed.
Attachment 118332
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Taken in Mission, TX today.
All C & C welocme
Thanks for looking
C M
CM:
I like the translucent wing effect, colors on the rump.
This shutter speed is too low to render sharp images of hummers unless flash is your main light.
I can see some cloning remnants on the right, probably from the feeder?
I would def. try working this setup some more, I think it has potential. Trade a bit of DOF for faster shutter speed, catch her when she backs further away from the feeder, block off all the holes on the feeder except one so you can control the angle of approach and get a better head angle, lots of little tricks.
Cheers
Randy
Very nice CM! I think a bit more contrast on the hummingbird would go a long way here. I bit of sharpening on the face would also help. The background is nice and clean, although I might consider getting rid of some of the darker spots along the wings.
The comp and pose look good, but you got some good advice in helping you get even better hummingbird images. This one needs a bit more punch in contrast and saturation IMO.
Ditto all the good advice above. In addition, the tail especially looks as if it were too dark and then lightened..... Shutter speeds of about 1/1000 sec. will give you wing blur but a sharper eye and face. Also, try to focus on the eye when the bird is angled towards you rather than away from you.....
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