Aggressive Females

[Don Nelson]

Anna's and Rufous females arguing over a choice nectar location


Canon 1DX, 300mm/2.8 with Ext tubes, 1/200, f14, manual, ISO-200, flash setup 8x580exII 1/64 power manual

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent action captured.Very nice poses with beautiful colors,head angles,details and composition.
Very nice to see two different species in the same frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[PhilCook]

Looking very much like a fine art drawing with the light grey backdrop, stunning detail and amazing action image. Really cant see anything much worthy of mentioning to improve, except maybe if both heads were ever so slightly turned to the camera...but that's a very minor glitch a sthe rest of thr IQ overrides anything else. Curious...what was the backdrop and was this a set up shot ?

[Nick Palmieri]

Really nice job capturing two species and keeping them both sharp. Very well done!

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Fantastic image, love their mid air pose, both sharp is also a bonus, nicely done.

[Jim Thomas]

Neat image! Really does look like an illustration. I'm assuming the flash is what allowed you to freeze them at such a low shutter speed? Who knew? (probably everyone but me!)

[Marina Scarr]

Killer interaction you captured here. THat must have been some set up with 8 flashes! Personally wish for a more natural BG.

[Lorant Voros]

This is a kind of image I dream to have in my files. I also dream to have 8 flashes and some other extra gear:-). Some more natural BG and colors would be nice to have as Marina mentioned, still it is a killer image.

[Michael Libbe]

Wonderful interaction image!

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

AAWWEESOME love the interaction and amazing details. Perfect ha's as well. Great image

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Oh wow! This is a stunning, dynamic shot. One of those that you think about capturing but never quite time it right. Well, you did! TFS!

[Robert Kimbrell]

Thats just over the top, I love it. Hope to see more.

[Nancy Bell]

Outstanding! All your work for the set-up really paid off. Everything looks great. I really like those little feet! Tiny birds with the heart of an eagle!

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent interaction! awesome shot Don

[David Salem]

Smokin Shot Don. Love all of it!!

[vishaljadhav]

Amazing shot this one, 8 flashes man i am not able to handle one yet, such a fantastic image here

[Bill Dix]

What can I say that hasn't been said. Congrats on an amazing capture.

[Mack Hicks]

Really like the composition. Agree with Marina about the background, though. Did you crop out the nectar source or remove in PS?