Anna's Hummingbird (F)

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Caught this little Anna's female just as the sun was dropping below the horizon, and used some fill flash with my Olympus TTL flash at -30. 1 pass SSharpen, 2 passes Noiseware Professional

All comments and redos welcome.

Olympus E-3, Zuiko ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD @ 400mm equiv
AP: F/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 100, 0.00eV, CWA, AWB, Fill Flash

[Desmond Chan]

The black background (due to your shutter speed) makes this image different from most I've seen. One flash or two you used?

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Desmond

One flash mounted on the flash shoe.

Gus

[Julie Kenward]

Gus, you are killing me with these images! This one does feel a little oversharpened to me and the end of the tail missed being in focus but...still a beautiful image! I especially love the inside colors on the far wing. The black BG really works here - it's a nice change from the green in the others.

[pat lillich]

she is really beautiful! love the blur of the wings against the great sharpness of the head and chest...