Rufous Hummingbird

[Glenn Bartley]

I am dying to get down to the tropics to try to photograph some of the really cool species of hummingbirds that live down there. Alas, first I must finish my pesky Msc thesis :(

Anyways, here's another one from my test session a few weeks ago. Still a lot of tweaking required....but I like certain elements of this image.

Off to the library :confused:





Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 11
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: On - 5 flashes
ISO: 200
Focal length: 500mm + 1.4x

[Alfred Forns]

Beautiful Glenn !!! Can't think of a better looking perch. Good looking bg and love the hummer pose !!! Not sure if you could tone the whites just a little? Do like it a lot as presented !!! Good luck at the library !!!!

[Robert Amoruso]

I agree with the nice looking perch comment but would have like to see the top leaf. The hummer looks a little soft but I just spent a lot of time outside w/o sunglass so maybe it is my eyes. Agree with Alfred on the other points.

[Jim Poor]

I don't know why, but I can't get this image to load. The little "working" indicator on Thunderbird just spins and spins.

I can see the thumbnail though.

[Juan Russo]

Beautiful Glenn .Fantastic

[Dan Brown]

Another nice hummer shot Glenn. I replied to one of your earlier hummer shots with a little bit of info from back when I had done some multi-strobe hummer photography. Just in case you didn't see that reply, I pasted it here. I still think that if you can get a strobe or two at a high, downward angle, you could pick up some of that beautiful gorget glow. Dan Brown

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.

Dan Brown, Sacramento

[Glenda Simmons]

I love Hummers! I assume this is a male Rufous. The great looking flower cluster really adds alot to this image.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Love this composition Glenn. Well composed and very beautiful with excellent techs !!!