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Hummingbird Experiment No.1


WJT

Exposure was 1/30th second at f22. Pentax AF500 flash at 1/8th power. Pentax SMC 300mm f4 lens on Extension Tube #1. Gitzo 1325/Acratech ball head. Processed through Neat Image 4. Levels adjusted in Ektaspace using Photoshop CS.


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WILDLIFE by WJT

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walter, i'm astonished at the freeze in action at 1/30 of a sec. great colors. i agree about the placement. these are tough critters to capture. regards, bob
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Great motion. I love the tone and background. The lighting is very interesting. Agree on the center issue. Also intersting to see you use medium format to shot this.
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Walter, great capture and wonderful colors, love that lighting too. I have never been able to capture a hummingbird. They are too fast for me. Cheers, Sondra
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Let me assure you, Kurt, that it is quite challenging using the 6x7 for this. A DSLR and VR lens would make it a snap. I think I should have about 2 weeks left before these fellows migrate for warmer climate. So, I am going to try a few more shots. Thanks for the visit and comment, and thank you, too, Sondra. Regards.
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Nice composition Walter. I like the soft blue colors seamlessly migrating throughout the picture, and the yellow accent.
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Considering the beast (67) it's simply amazing what you achieved. No matter the compositional issues. When I think of all the difficulties of catching this one, I can not say a word against it... (a crop would make the composition better and still leave you with a 6x4.5 area equivalent, if that was the need...)

 

Jiri

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I love that you were able to capture such great detail in the wings that we all know were moving so rapidly. The lighting is good, too! The little bit of light on the right in the background makes the composition just right!
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So out of the blue, the king of mediocrity and mate rating comes here to visit and pukes his 4/4 rating on this. Thank you Richard Hans! And have a nice day.
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Considering the background and the subject--the somewhat centered approach works. The eye is not centered and to me this is the important placement. I think you could do a little burn on the head just below the eye to smooth the detail in shadow. I like how the wings blend into the background blue. Impressive work with 6x7.
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