Black-bellied Hummingbird


Posted by E.J. Peiker on Tue Jun 04, 2019 8:35 pm

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Black-bellied Hummingbird - Costa Rica
D800, 70-200mm @ 200mm, ISO 320, f/13, 1/200s
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by Karl Egressy on Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:50 am
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Lovely image, I really like it.
 

by Moby Dick on Wed Jun 05, 2019 11:24 am
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Well composed with excellent feeding behavior and wing position. The detail is fine. I'm guessing because of the lack of blur this is a five? flash set up. It definitely does not look flashed which is an accomplishment in itself but I think it could use half a stop of brightness.
 

by Dan Kearl on Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:54 pm
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I would like a tad more light on the face, but the pose is great and very nice flower.
 

by hawksnaturphoto on Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:57 pm
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superb image, it strikes me the perfect composition, the uniform background and the perfect light, really fantastic that everything is perfectly on the same focal plane, with the movement of the wings perfectly frozen, for me it is a true masterpiece, my most sincere congratulations and my admiration.
 

by Sharon Hallowell on Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:49 pm
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F13 served you well in this gorgeous image. I like the bird AND the flowers! I do agree that the dark head could use a little more light. Sharon
 

by Jan Wegener on Thu Jun 06, 2019 3:53 am
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gorgeous hummingbird image EJ. You could try to lighten it a bit.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:32 am
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Moby Dick wrote:Well composed with excellent feeding behavior and wing position.  The detail is fine.  I'm guessing because of the lack of blur this is a five? flash set up.  It definitely does not look flashed which is an accomplishment in itself but I think it could use half a stop of brightness.
3 flash :)
 

by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:33 am
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Make sure you click on the image - the preview compression loses a lot of black detail.
 

by Greg Basco on Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:41 am
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That was a fun day, EJ! 3 flash plus the background :-) I really like this shot. Brightness looks good on my monitor. These guys really are jet black!

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Jun 07, 2019 6:22 pm
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Superb! I wouldn't change a thing - this is fantastic!

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