Green Hermit at favorite flower
I just returned from Costa Rica trip that included a workshop with Greg Basco (He is a great instructor and we had a wonderful trip). This on one of the many hummers we saw and photographed.
Nikon D800, 70-200 f2.8 lens, multi-flash set up
ISO 320, f11, 1/200 sec, 170mm
I'm still not sure if my sharpen for the web process is working right.
Last edited by Peter Kes; 11-02-2012 at 07:06 PM.
excellent! love the fine details and the flower. the tail feathers and the stretched neck add to create a fantastic pose. well done
Greg knows what he is doing
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Wow.
Laurie this is about as nice as Hummingbird photos get for me.
The flash is not over the top, the bird is very cool.
I might think about just erasing the lower flower.
Since these are set-ups, I see reason not to.
Dan Kearl
Beautiful image Laurie! This is one of my favourite HB in Costa Rica. I like the flower, sharpness, pollen on the head and composition. I would try a version with the lower flower cloned out as well.
Dan and Jim,
I have to admit that before this trip I would have done the set up without the second flower or cloned it out after. Greg Basco encouraged us to add more of the plant in our photos. This was taken with more space and even more of the plant showing and at the last moment I cropped some if it off so maybe I should have cropped (or cloned) more or none at all.
Oh Laurie - exquisite in every detail, and you have caught the feeding at just the right moment - an absolute superb presentation. (And your sharpening-for-the-web looks fine on my monitor Laurie).
This is one beautiful image, also love the fine detail and the big red flower. Lovely pose and good smooth BG, excellent.
Excellent shot with very nice soft background.
Pretty spectacular image, Laurie. Fantastic pose and beautiful colors. Sharpness looks great to me.
Looking forward to seeing more from your trip.
Terrific photo! Perfectly frozen with great detail. I too hope to see more from that workshop.
Really cool image Laurie! and one of my fav. hummers too! I like the dynamic pose of the bird and the placement of the flower. I would NOT clone out the lower flower as it adds to the natural history of the image. Yes, Greg knows what he is doing.
Marvelous action captured.Great settings.
Love the perfect feeding pose with beautiful flowers,lovely colors,great details and BG.
Regards,
Satish.
Beautiful composition as it is. Excellent lighting, and image showing how these birds are important pollinators in the rainforests.
Hi, Laurie. Looks great, and I just love the pollen on the hermit's head. The flower bud is a tough call here. I'm guessing that, as you mentioned, in the full-frame there is more of the plant. With the version presented here I can see both side to the argument though in the end, I would side with Juan Carlos :-)
Cheers,
Greg
Greg,
I went back and looked at the original and I cropped a little off of the top and mostly on the bottom and the left. The bottom would add more of the vine and attach the bud to make a more complete picture. Unfortunately, like many of my photos where I locked down the camera on the tripod, I had no control over composition (as if I would have if I could move the camera around!) so there was lots of empty space on the left that I felt I needed to eliminate. I tried to crop as little as possible and just did not feel right about cloning out the bud. With more experience maybe I could have improved my compositions.
Laurie, don't worry. The version presented here totally works for me too. If you don't feel the need to clone, that's great in my book :-)
Cheers,
Greg
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