I got this shot of a male ruby throated hummer coming into feed at one of our feeders.
Take care all.
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I got this shot of a male ruby throated hummer coming into feed at one of our feeders.
Take care all.
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David:
I like the tip of the tongue sticking out, and you have exposed it well.
A few things to consider:
Some noise showing in the background.
The bird is angled away from us.
The feeder is the dominant part of the image because of its size and color in relationship to the hummer
Please be sure to include your tech. details, camera, lens, settings and any post work.
Hummers can be lots of fun to capture!
Cheers
Randy
Randy made some good points. I think some people use branches with blossoms near the feeder for a more attractive setting.
Thanks all for the comments...very helpful.
I wish I had some trees closer to the feeder for the branches thing.
Regarding data...I think that the data suggested that I include would be Exif data?
The shot was converted from RAW in DPP and cropped at I'm estimating 70% of the original.
Thanks again.
:)
David:
I actually was serious, and the solution for this issue is pretty straight forward.
When doing a set up, you can somewhat control the angle of the bird by how you setup the feeder. Once you have them used to coming to the feeder, and you are ready to shoot, block off all the ports of the feeder except the one that forces the bird to approach at the best angle, both from a light standpoint and angle to camera.
They will buzz around a bit in frustration, but quickly figure out which port works, and you have thus really reduced the number of variables in your shooting equation.
I also use single port feeders with a small tube, and you can put a flower over the end to hide the tube and frame it in a way that crops out the feeder itself.
Lots of tricks, easy to get better and better shots as you learn your craft.
Cheers
Randy
Good points and thanks for the tips.
I guess I wasn't seeing the solution.
Thanks again.
:)
Good points by Randy. Also, the maximum pixel dimensions on the Avian forum are 1024 pixels wide and 800 tall.
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