Rufous Hummingbird

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Rufous Hummingbird
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I’m not sure if this is an immature or a female. We’re having a major outbreak of both this species and the Anna’s right now and I was out a couple of days ago in the morning and decided to try to catch some of the action as they backed away from the feeders. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any good interaction-they’re incredibly fast. I did like the wing position and angle in this one.

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How does the crop work?

Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
A7Riv, FE200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 708 mm, tripod with gimbal head, f/9, 1/1600, iso 1600, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 6416x4738. Just minor tweaks in processing. Taken June 12th at 8:09 AM.

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This is so beautiful! I love the clean, simple background and how the colors complement the hummer so nicely! Very lovely image, and well composed!

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Wonderful light on this stop action in flight hummer, Dennis… :+1:

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Excellent detail and exposure, Dennis and, as Vanessa noted, the bg colors compliment the bird nicely. A fine capture.

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WOW! I love it! Perfect pose and superb matching BG colors! Wonderful detail without a complicated 3-4 flash setup.

I can’t help with the ID – we get them passing thru for about a day, on their way to your place.

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Simple and clean and beautiful. What a great shot!

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HI Dennis
I have to hand it to you, following Hummingbirds on a tripod at 708 mm, is no simple task. Great catch. The color and detail are very nice.
Peter

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Dennis, the clarity and pose of the hummer against the fine clean background look great. I have to laugh at myself because my first impression was that the bird was taking off from that transparent branch in the lrc. A careful look cleared that impression up quickly…

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Excellent color, detail and composition. The light is wonderful.