Ruby-throated Hummingbird part 2

[Jason G. Harrison]

Here is part 2 of my RT Hummer set up shots. THis one incorporated a hand painted background. I again used 5 SB-900's controlled by my SU-800. This shot captured the bird flying backwards. I barely caught it, and even so, it was not in the ideal position for my light set up. Due to that, I got a shadow coming across it but the pose I liked and thus kept the shot. It was flying backwards as the resident aggressive male was fast approaching and she did not want any part of that, AGAIN.

Taken with a D300, 200-400VR, f/11, ISO 200, 1/250th SS, I believe the main lights were set at 1/16 power and the background was at 1/32.



Hope you enjoyed, C&C welcome.

Jason

[Nancy A Elwood]

Just AWESOME Jason!! So sharp with great detalis. The fan tail just makes this one!

[denise ippolito]

Wow! I never saw the underside of the tail on a hummer before. Excellent details there. I see a small halo under the beak and body. Beautifully captured!!

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

killer pose,details,action!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Holy momma this is awesome!! The flared tail is breathtakingly cool. Love the details too. Congrats on a fine image :-)

[Michael Zajac]

Killer pose and details. I do see the small halo that Denise had mentioned-but that should be an easy fix. Fantastic details in the tail area especially. Congratulations on a fine image.

[David Fletcher]

Oh my!!!!! Awesome work Jason. (Stuff the shadow, it matters not a jot!). Top marks and pleasure to see.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great tail spread Jason! Nice and sharp too.

[Raymond Barlow]

very well done Jason, thanks for the details.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Gorgeous image with superb pose and excellent detail. Excellent work Jason . Congratulations !!!

[Jason G. Harrison]

Here is a repost trying to take care of the halo. Thanks for bringing this out. Sometimes, when things are right in front of us, we fail to see it for what it is (this applies for so many things in life, eh?).



Thanks for all the replies....I have a few more from this series I will share in the coming days.

Jason

[arash_hazeghi]

A very unique pose, love the details. Congrats.

[Morkel Erasmus]

certainly a neat perspective! lovely exposure, pose and details. bring the rest!

[Lorant Voros]

This is spot on.....killer image. Everything has been said...just want to congratulate.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Fantastic pose. Love the ''BG'' and the eye contact.

[Nagesh Mula]

Hi Jason, its a really good picture, very sharp and well lit. Congrats!!

[Suzanne Huot]

What more can be added,that has not already been said.Amazing image

[Arsdel Fluesmeier]

Absolutely great!!! Color and detail is fantastic.

[Clement Francis]

A never seen before pose for a Hummingbird. Just so wonderfully shot with such great clarity and wonderful exposure too