Hummers and Nemesis

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Description

Costa Rica
Multi-flash set-up
2 OOF partial hummers cloned out from right edge
Bees are everywhere, and the poor hummers are often harassed

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Technical Details

Sony A1
200-600 @250
Exposure Time: 1/2000 sec
F 10
ISO 1000
Exposure Program: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment

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They must have taken away all the other nectar sources, Sandy! I have seen this kind of crowd at one lodge there, though not the same species. Amazing that so many were in the focal plane. A fine image.

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Dennis, there were still several other flowers around, and the hummers came to them also, especially if there were no bees there. I guess the trick here was to have a long, flat-ish vine/flower with minimal depth, be absolutely parallel to it, and have a sufficient DOF . Plus a lot of patience and luck!
For every decent shot, I trashed probably 30 ratty ones. (maybe you experienced the same!) We had an excellent guide who set up the multi-flash units.

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Really nice shot, Sandy. If for every good shot you only had 30 ratty ones, photographing humming birds, then you are doing really well!:slight_smile: Hummers, in my opinion, are really hard to photograph. Nice catch!

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really nice image. Good positioning of the birds And the flowers. I like the composition.

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Wow! That’s a lot of hummers Sandy. This is almost whimsical with the one hanging upside down on the vine. Nice work to get five critters in good focus, with a great BG, and nice colors too.

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This is a crazy comp–hummers everywhere. My only suggestion is to drop the highlights down slightly, especially on the upside down hummer and flower. Other than that, I like this one a lot…Jim

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Wow what an image! Amazing to get all these birds sharp with the bee as a bonus. The poses are great. Love the upside down bird and the one with the fanned tail and spread wings. Nice !!!

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Thanks, Allen and Dennis for the EP! Much appreciated

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  • Technical: Love this shot. The only thing I would look at, if it were mine, would be to slightly lighten up the mid-tones on the main star of the show. Wow moment!