Hummingbird
We have all seen a hundred photographs of hummingbirds in mid flight. But it is rear to see one perched in the wild let alone a photograph at that moment. Hummingbirds have the highest metabolism while in flight of any animal except some insects. These little fellows often consume more than their own weight in food each day. No wonder they never sit still they are always going out to lunch.
The photographer has a very nice nature shot here. The image is sharp from the eye to the tip of the tail while the background is a blur of soft greens and tans. The exposure is excellent with detail throughout the white feathers of the bird’s breast. He have good placement of the subject within the frame and a pleasing proportion of bird to background. Another detail we often look for is a highlight in the eye to add life to the subject. This will occurs naturally in many cases but a little fill flash is sometimes necessary.
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December 17th, 2007 at 1:29 am
An amazing picture, definatly National Geographic quality.
I personally love the soft blur behind the subject and the sharp focus that the subject is caught in.
The only thing I might change is the bottom right corner is quite bright and occasionally distracts the eye from the bird.
December 17th, 2007 at 1:33 am
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December 17th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
This exposure was taken with a Nikon D300 with a 55 - 200 mm VR lens set at 200. It was a manual exposure set at 1/500 shutter and f13. It was hand-held from about 6 feet away from the subject. ISO 400.
Velcro for his feet was 3M brand.