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This lovely little Black Chinned Female came to my outdoor studio for her portrait this morning. Experimenting with slightly different lighting setups to produce a bit more depth and shadows.
3 flashes on the hummer, one on the distant OOF print background.
Olympus EM1-X, 40-150 f/2.8 with 2x converter
250mm
1/250, f/14, ISO 320
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Great wing position and composition, Keith. In general, I like this lighting setup, except for the really dark area under the tail that gives kind of a mid-day look to it.
She’s a beauty Keith. I love the soft background contrasting with the detailed bird and blossom. I’ve never tried flash, but one day I’ll try. Well done!
Another superb flash photo, Keith! I particularly like the detail in the underside of the near wing on this one! That level of feather detail is something you rarely get to see on hummingbird photos. I agree with Dennis that it is somewhat contrasty so it might help to bring up the lower end of the curve a little bit.
