Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Adult female, juvi male Ruby-throated Hummingbird

  1. #1
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Chesapeake, Virginia
    Posts
    438
    Threads
    80
    Thank You Posts

    Default Adult female, juvi male Ruby-throated Hummingbird

    I was fortunate last Sunday to sit and watch the interaction of this juvi male (right) and adult female (left) as he begged to be fed. They spent about 5 minutes together and I managed several captures of the action....she never did feed him.




    Canon 7D, 500mm f/4L, manual mode, 1/250" @ f/13, ISO 400

    By the end of the encounter I was at f/16 and 1/320 @ 640 ISO but the adult female (on the left) still wasn't completely in focus.

  2. #2
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    386
    Threads
    27
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Duane
    You couldn't ask for the two birds to give you a better pose and/or HA's
    Lovely soft colors in the bkgd and you did well to control the DOF with higer f-stops
    A definite keeper - like it a lot

  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    New Jersey
    Posts
    23,119
    Threads
    1,523
    Thank You Posts
    Blog Entries
    55

    Default

    I love the begging juvi. Very nice poses as Peter mentioned. I think you did a very good job capturing this. A pleasing BG and perch.. As presented I might selectively sharpen the neck of the adult just a bit.

  4. #4
    Super Moderator Daniel Cadieux's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Ottawa, Canada
    Posts
    26,266
    Threads
    3,976
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice interaction, not often we see two hummingbirds perched together! As mentioned, two perfect HAs. Although not blown by any means, I do find the whites on the adult a bit light - perhaps a bit of burn tool (soft brush, set to midtones, lowish opacity 8-10%, repeat if necessary) would do the trick.

  5. #5
    Connie Mier
    Guest

    Default

    Awwh, love can be so unkind sometimes. :) Very nice interaction captured and something you don't see often.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics