Hi everyone, here's a Sword-billed Hummingbird from my tour in Ecuador last November at Guango Lodge. Cropped, cloned out a few oof branches in the bg. Mk3 500F4 1/100 F7.1 iso 1000, 580ex -1.3
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Hi everyone, here's a Sword-billed Hummingbird from my tour in Ecuador last November at Guango Lodge. Cropped, cloned out a few oof branches in the bg. Mk3 500F4 1/100 F7.1 iso 1000, 580ex -1.3
Great image, one wishes the tail was not obscured by the
branch and lichen, the other lichens give it a character.
The posture of the bird is to die for.
Cheers, Ilija
That bill is amazing!
Very nice details and pose captured here. That low noise at ISO 1000, almost invisible, of the MKlll is a very desirable feature.
Congrats on getting such a great looking hummer.
This guy looks like a female, am I correct?
Thanks Juan Carlos, this is a female, I should add that I did do a bit of noise reduction on the bg, but there wasn't much noise to begin with.
Beautiful light, super detail and one heck of a killer beak :)
swell named Hummer :) I love the intensity of the eye and the stance :)
There's a light evidence of cloning in the upper part of the head.
Colors and perch are excellent!
Nate,
Very nice image. That is a very interesting beak, and there must be an interesting evolutionary story. Is the some sort of flower this bird goes to that requires such a long beak?
Roger
Love the emerald greens and the pose.
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Hi Roger,
Thanks, there is a large, white flower (I can't remember the name) that this species can feed at that average hummers can't get to.
The perch feels a little big, but I LOVE everything about this shot. Light, pose, detail, colors, BG, etc. All is superb IMO. Congratualitons!
really nice Nate, wonderful colours and pose.
Great pose Nate and I love everything about this image too. The BG, perch and pose are all very nice as well as the excellent detail. Congartualtions on a fine image.
Nice one Nate. I wouldnt mind a smaller perch. But at least the one he chose has some cool elements.
I cant wait to photograph these guys next week :)
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