Another excellent hummingbird image, Glenn. I really like the strong composition, sharpness and the quality of the light setup is outstanding. Very nice background as well, just enough texture to add to the image.
Excellent image and capture Glenn,
The colors are nice and bright and the details on your bird are excellent...Love the soft green background which makes your subject really stand out...:)
Can't say anymore that has not been said!!!!
This is an awsome shot.
You deserve all the acolades from previous post.
A big congratulations.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job Glenn! In the spirit of helpful critiquing (as if you need help!), this bird is possibly a young male or a female with an ample gorget. As you know, the feathers of these guys are like little prizms the way the reflect or refract light. I think that this individual has a lot of gorget color waiting to be unlocked. I my photography past, I have had success unlocking this color by positioning a few strobes high and close to the target area, consequently aiming the light almost straight down. Another technique that seemed to work well was using fresnel lenses (better beamers) on the strobes which focused the light into a tight beam and for whatever reason, this seemed to really bring out the gorget color. An added bonus for using the fresnels is that you can cut back on the power output of the strobes, therefore you have quicker recycle times.
Anna's Hummingbird
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