doug herr Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Last weekend I visited Lassen Volcanic National Park in northeast California, and among other things found a swarm of hatch-year Rufous Hummingbirds taking advantage of the last few flowers of the summer: <CENTER> <IMG SRC="http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/ruhu01.jpg"> <BR> <B>Rufous Hummingbird</B> Lassen Volcanic National Park, California<BR> <I>Leica R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R with 1.4x APO-Extender-R</I> </CENTER> Exposure was 1/3000 sec @ f/8 (effective). All comments welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 You're making it look (and sound) too easy, Doug. :-) Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 What can i say,Doug? As usual superb. Perhaps a touch more colour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 What amazes me about hummingbirds is how brazen they are. I have had them land on my glasses before!<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_halfhill Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Great shot, Douglas. I am surprised you froze the wings at only 1/3000 second...hummingbirds flap very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 The wings aren't completely frozen, there's still some motion blur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher_a._junker1 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Doug, just super. When is your photo book or CD coming out? Will it include your "how to" guide. Really, we are all big fans of your work on the Forum. Do you have a picture of "Hedwig"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_werbeloff1 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Doug, congratulations on yet another stunning image to add to your already superb portfolio! Best, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Very nice, Doug. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 <CENTER> <IMG SRC="http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/snow00.jpg"> <BR> <B>Hedwig</B> <P> </CENTER> I'm about 3/4 done with the book; it's mostly photos with a few stories behind the pictures, and some commentary about how the equiment I've used has influenced my photographic style and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdnyc Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Doug, when the book is ready, I hope your publisher is planning a party in New York as part of a media tour. Your work is extraordinary and deserves to be as widely seen as Audubon's and Peterson's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_lo_..._t_o Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Beautiful work Doug. What kind of flowers are they? The plants look like burdocks to me. I'm sure you'll let us know when you get it (the book) done. I'll certainly buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 Jack, I'm told the flowers are Swamp Thistle (<I>Cirsium douglasii</I> var. <I>breweri</I>). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdnyc Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Doug, you have mail from me, following up on the suggestion of holding an event in NYC to mark the publication of the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_lo_..._t_o Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Looking up burdocks on the net was quite interesting. Thistle always be a lesson to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher_a._junker1 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Doug, was it you a while back that posted a head on shot of a flying Snowy Owl? Please let us know about the presale on your book. Congradulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 "<I>was it you a while back that posted a head on shot of a flying Snowy Owl?</I>" <P> Nope, not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volker_hopf Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 great shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Javkin Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Douglas, That is an amazing photograph! The hummer looks like he's posing for you, after making sure to have his better side towards the camera. While I'm fascinated by the artistry of the shot, I'm puzzled by a technical question. In an exposure of 1/3000 sec., the focal-plane shutter will have a very narrow slit moving in front of the film during the exposure. I don't see any distortion resulting from the combination of the wing moving while the slit is moving. Why isn't that distortion present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 I think you'd see some distortion if the wings' direction of motion was a diagonal vs. the shutter's travel or if the wings were angled up more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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