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    Default Rufous Hummingbird

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    Rufous Hummingbird

    The Woodlands, TX

    D800, 300/2.8, 1.4, ISO 200, f10, 1/200, two flashes at 1/64 power

    One from this morning.

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    Lovely photo. I really like the pose and camera position.

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    Spectacular image Alan. Great composition and everything sharp. I love it.

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    Striking image, Alan. Love the colours, sharp and frozen in motion wings and the flowers. The green background sets the bird off very well.

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    This is lovely.
    I love the scale of the flower to the hummingbird.
    The leaves and flower are lovely and lend themselves well to this nice comp.
    Tack sharp and incredible details in the feathers. Look like fish scales on the throat with the tight scalloped edges.
    If I was to nitpick I would evict the tip of the leaf halfway up LHS,
    Gail

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    Alan, Amazing how you do this with only two flashes....
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    A very nice Hummingbird photo. The Rufus looks very nice!
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    Outstanding photograph ! colors, wing stoppage, all perfect.

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    excellent Alan, love this frame! incredible detail in the hummer and excellent flash work!
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    Alan, nice detail throughout. Not much more to say! How are you liking the d800 fps for birding?

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    Great Shot of the HB Alan.Awesome Work.TFS

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    Gorgeous in most every way.....not suprising.
    I liked Gail's idea regarding ejecting the one leaf.
    Another consideration might be to tone down some
    of the reflective highlights on
    the flowers, probably caused by the flashwork....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Miguel Palaviccini View Post
    Alan, nice detail throughout. Not much more to say! How are you liking the d800 fps for birding?
    Hey Miguel, It works great for non action. I have used it for some flight photography. You do miss a few images due to 4FPS, but when you do get one, it's some amazing detail for BIF.

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    Beautiful detail Alan. With just the two flashes, how did you set their position? Thanks.

    Pete

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Seidel View Post
    Beautiful detail Alan. With just the two flashes, how did you set their position? Thanks.

    Pete
    Hey Pete, both flashes were at 45 degrees on either side pointing at the bird. The height was just above the bird. Thanks.

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    Very well done Alan, you certainly don't need four flashes to make a great hummer picture. Now, is the BG natural or is that a print of out-of-focus BG?

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    Your images alays inspire me to get out there and get better. This shot I would love to have. Great detail bg and the flash work is amazing too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Juan Carlos Vindas View Post
    Very well done Alan, you certainly don't need four flashes to make a great hummer picture. Now, is the BG natural or is that a print of out-of-focus BG?
    Hey Juan, the BG is a print of an out-of-focus tree line.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan Murphy View Post
    Hey Juan, the BG is a print of an out-of-focus tree line.
    Thanks for the extra info Alan!

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    Thank you Alan - appreciate it.

    Pete

    Quote Originally Posted by Alan Murphy View Post
    Hey Pete, both flashes were at 45 degrees on either side pointing at the bird. The height was just above the bird. Thanks.

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    The bird angle is perfect.

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    Gorgeous image.Love it.

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