1st year female Ruby Throat Hummingbird

[Ted Ellis]

First year female Ruby Throat by Ted Ellis, on Flickr

Thanks for the look and comments.

Ted

[arash_hazeghi]

nice details, cool wing blur, good exposure.

It's bit too big and too centered in the frame. With multiple flash setup its best to use a nice colorful backdrop if you can and a nice flower to add more interest...

TFS

[gail bisson]

Welcome to BPN Ted.
You will learn a lot here.
The bird is nice and sharp and the amount of wing blur is fine.
I think the crop is too tight and would loosen it up considerably.
You forgot to post your EXIF data which always helps me with critiques.
It looks like the hummer was partly in the shade from the waist down and I would encourage you to try to get even lighting for this kind of shot.
Gail

[Ted Ellis]

nice details, cool wing blur, good exposure.

It's bit too big and too centered in the frame. With multiple flash setup its best to use a nice colorful backdrop if you can and a nice flower to add more interest...

TFS

Thanks for the reply Arash. I have been photographing hummers since 2007. I will never use a flash. I have been photographing hummers too long the natural way to change. .
Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Image Date: 2013-08-25 084:03 +0000
Focal Length: 700.0mm
Focus Distance: 4.65m
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.0008 s (1/1250)
ISO equiv: 1600
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Creator: Ted Ellis
Copyright: Ted Ellis 2013.
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows

Check out my hummers http://www.tedellisphotography.com

Ted

[Ted Ellis]

Welcome to BPN Ted.
You will learn a lot here.
The bird is nice and sharp and the amount of wing blur is fine.
I think the crop is too tight and would loosen it up considerably.
You forgot to post your EXIF data which always helps me with critiques.
It looks like the hummer was partly in the shade from the waist down and I would encourage you to try to get even lighting for this kind of shot.
Gail

Thanks Gail for the comments. I have been photographing hummers since 2007. It is difficult at best to get even lighting on a frontal humming bird shot because there will be a DOF issue.

Thanks again for the comments.

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Image Date: 2013-08-25 084:03 +0000
Focal Length: 700.0mm
Focus Distance: 4.65m
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.0008 s (1/1250)
ISO equiv: 1600
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Creator: Ted Ellis
Copyright: Ted Ellis 2013.
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows


Check out my hummers http://www.tedellisphotography.com

Ted

[David Salem]

Hey Ted, nice to see you posting over here. Good looking shot of this hummer. Great pose and HA and I like the detail in the bird. I agree that loosening it up just a bit would look good. Well done and looking forward to more from you.

[Ted Ellis]

Hey Ted, nice to see you posting over here. Good looking shot of this hummer. Great pose and HA and I like the detail in the bird. I agree that loosening it up just a bit would look good. Well done and looking forward to more from you.

Thank you David