This is the first year we’ve had Anna’s hummingbirds hanging around for any length of time, that we’re sure of. I decided we had enough filtered sun to make it interesting to go out and try for some shots today. The male had the good habit (from a bird photographer’s point of view) of backing away from the feeder and hovering for a few seconds before coming back in for another drink. I was lucky enough to catch this pose.
This is a pretty fair crop. Did it hold up OK for web presentation?
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7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 531 mm, tripod with ball head and Sidekick, f/8, 1/2500, iso 800, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 7.5 MP. Taken today at 11:17 am under hazy skies. Background is distant winter grasses.
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The pose, the eye contact, the light, are spot on. It doesn’t look like a big crop as presented. I do love the wing blur here, makes it super dynamic. And the BG is delicious.
Dennis, I echo the other comments. “lucky enough to catch this pose”? I think not. Takes preparation and patience. Great capture. In my opinion it holds up very well in presentation.
I like it, Dennis! The Hummer’s pose is different from the standard ‘in front of a feeder’-pose, which makes it interesting. Great works on the techs as well ! Cheers, Hans
