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Posted by Alan Murphy on Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:27 am

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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Houston, TX


This male was taken im my backyard using a three flash setup.

Nikon F5, 70-300 zoom, Provia 100F, SB28 Flash @ 1/32 power, F13 @ 1/250.
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by Neil Solomon on Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:19 am
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Tremendous capture. My only nit is that I find the leaves between the hummer and the flower are a little distracting. Would a little less DOF have worked or been possible with this setup?
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by Jim Urbach on Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:30 am
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Alan, Just beautiful. Love the natural non setup BG.

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by AlexC on Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:33 am
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8) 8) 8)
You are killing me man!!! :wink:
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by Harvey Edelman on Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:39 am
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Excellent pose caught at the right moment. I like the DOF here where you can still see the shapes of the foliage in the BG.
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by Heather Forcier on Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:51 am
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This is gorgeous, I like the other things going on in the background. The flower its feeding at is perfection, and I love the moment in flight you caught the bird at.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:15 am
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Gorgeous, Alan.
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:20 am
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Very cool shot. I think the tail position is really interesting here. I appreciate the natural background on this one.
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by joseph motto on Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:27 am
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Alan,
Lovely photo in all respects.
I'm gonna have to get me one of those flash setups!
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by Laura Stiefel on Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:31 am
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I too like he background and all the little feather details in the gorget. The bill is just soooo sharp.
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by Bill Whala on Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:12 am
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All elements are well balanced. This is very nice!!
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by Jim Zipp on Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:29 am
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Great shot Alan!
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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:35 am
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Stunning is an understatement!
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by ajhand on Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:44 am
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Alan:

These guys get into some outlandish positions when feeding, and you've captured a real stopper here. It looks like he is feeding and screeching to a halt at the same time.

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by Anthony Medici on Wed Sep 24, 2003 5:50 pm
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Boy can you be annoying. Maybe it's time to dig out some more BE shots. :wink: As soon as I free up some vacation time, say in 2005, I gotta stop by to see these. :D Nice! :shock:
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:04 pm
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Alan,

Beautiful work. I really like the position of the wings and the tail.
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by Alan Murphy on Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:47 pm
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Neil Solomon wrote:Tremendous capture. My only nit is that I find the leaves between the hummer and the flower are a little distracting. Would a little less DOF have worked or been possible with this setup?
Neil:

Thanks for the comments. A little less DOF would not get the hummer so sharp and in focus, but I could have pulled the background board with flowers stuck to it, further away :) If you all don't mind, I'll take it as a compliment that you though this was a natural BG.
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by T Williams on Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:52 pm
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Alan, the lighting here is fantastic! The background does look natural.
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by Sheri Whala on Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:57 pm
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This is way cool! 8) It looks like it could be made of porcelain.
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