Canon 40D
Sigma 70-300mm in macro mode
on tripod
multiple high speed flash
ISO 100
F/25
1/250
I added the honeysuckle from transparancy extraction after cloning out the feeding tube. I felt the macro mode made it an appropriate post here, i hope. This is out of the camera plus some sharpening in PS. I really liked the unique look some of this type of photography was providing after photographing so many hummingbirds.
Let me know what you think. Thanks for sharing any expertise.
Last edited by Tom Callahan; 06-06-2008 at 07:51 PM.
I really like it...especially the cloned in flowers. I never would have knows...great job. I think the only thing I don't love about it is the BG color...it seems to fight a bit with all the beautiful colors of the bird. Maybe a lighter tone would help set that bird off even more?
Way out of the box !!! Love it !!! Working on the eye as suggested will make a difference If you have it would like to see a little more of the flower to the left !!! Excellent !!!
Love the detail on the gorget and the base of the bill but the rest of the COMP looks awkward. As you state that the flowers replaced the feeder tube I have moved this to Out of the Box, Post Processing Techniques.
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Broad-billed Hummingbird at honeysuckle
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