I looked this little guy up and it's called a black chinned hummingbird. It's the male of the species as the female is more green and lighter on the belly.
I waited by my feeder for 20 minutes this morning in 100 degree heat to get this one. LOL :confused::eek:
I'm unsure what happened to this ones beak.
I cropped this one and tweeked it in Photoshop a little.
Canon 40D
Canon 85 f/1.8
Manual Exposure
F/3.5
1/1250
ISO 400
@85mm
Handheld. *I should have used the tripod*
Hi Sharna - gorgeous background.
Looks like it may be underexposed by quite a bit, I would think you would need to have been adding light through your exposure compenstaion.
Not a fan of the red plastic feeder's - I did try getting rid of them, but not sure it really works - you could add a flower or something in if you were inclined.
I am not familiar with these little guys so I COULD BE completley wrong!!!
Last edited by Lance Peters; 07-09-2008 at 11:31 PM.
Nice colors, and you ARE dedicated!! (waiting for 20 in 100 degree temps - would be a meltdown for me!) A little fill flash would have been great, and probably would have made it sharper. Poor thing, I don't see how he can drink with that distorted beak....
Just to give an idea of no feeder . . . Also took out double glint ~ BTW: One of best Hummingbird photographer's is in your back yard "Ralph Poanessa."
With even bg you can also change the orientation of the main image without consequences Here is another take !! ....btw do check the histogram !! A little under !!!
Thanks everyone. Thank you Lance, Gus, and Al for your rework. I think you're onto something.
I did check the histogram but it was for the red feeder or the light bg. I wasn't expecting such a dark bird since the others that have come to feed are much lighter. How do I set the exposure comp. to get a lighter picture? I have tried and everytime it seems to get darker. Set it on the plus side correct? I'm still learning and it's been great getting all this feedback so that I can learn and grow more. Thank you all so much.
*smiles* Thanks everyone. Thank you Lance. For some reason it just didn't work. I had it on the plus side. Maybe it was the dark birds fault LOL *ok maybe mine but who's placing blame here* :D ;)
Hi Sharna - dont be intimidated when using your exposure comp - as long as you are checking your histogram - some of mine have been shot a +4.0 . I checked the histogram and kept making adjusments until I was happy an dthat ended up at +4.0.
Black Chinned Hummingbird
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