Anna's Hummingbird
I was finally able to get a hummingbird come to my flowering plant. Even though it was only a drab female Anna's Hummingbird, I still like the frame. During the hour and a half I waited in front of the flower, she only came to the plant 3 times. All the others just went straight for the feeders. Hopefully one of the other hummingbirds will come to the flower next!
Also it seems like the 7fps shooting of the D850 is not really enough for these hummingbirds. Considering they flap their wings over 50 times per second, most of my shots have the wings in undesirable positions. Fortunately, I was able to get one shot with her wings held high.
I removed some leaves from the top right corner. The pupil appeared kinda blue, so I used a mask to add some black. Raw conversion in C1 Pro, processing in PS CC and Topaz noise reduction.
Nikon D850 + 500mm PF
1/2000s
f/8
ISO 4500 Auto
EV +0.7
Handheld
No flash
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