I took this shot of a Female Rubythroat just before she took off from the feeder. I cloned out the feeder and the perch, rotated the bird about 17 degrees clockwise. Cropped, levels, and sharpened. I was able to get a nice sharp image because I focused on the feeder beforehand and just waited for the hummer to appear.
Here are a few of my other Hummingbird shots:
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Like a couple of others mentioned, I think I would have preferred a little blur to the wings. I mean, it's totally awesome that you froze the wings and managed to get such perfect detail. But a little blur to the wings makes it feel more alive.
Oh... I just looked at your other hummingbird shots. WOW! Holy cow! You have some awesome shots ... #1 and #2 are totally amazing! If this one had been a little more like those two, I think it would have easily blown past my score. :-)
Very good picture! Hummers are such fascinating creatures...and come in so many different colors I like the detail of the bird with the background blurred as it is. I can even see the shimmer of his feathers.
Wow, nice capture of this little hummingbird in flight! You have some nice sharp details that really showcase the textures of the wings, the soft down of the chest and the gleams off of the green short feathers. While a good shot it could be better. First off I think that the image could benefit with a little more color saturation boost (not too much for you don't want it to look natural and not oversaturated) and a boost in the contrast between the light and dark areas to really make the hummingbird pop visually. Now where this composition differs greatly from the original you are trying to emulate is the pose of the bird. Not an easy thing to capture, but in original the outspread wings on either side of the hummingbird adds tremendous visual interest. While it does not show much of the rich jewel tone colors on its back like yours does, the original does showcase the beautiful play of light on those wing feathers and there is a sense of motion with that blur that invokes the idea of flight. While that pose and lighting is very tough to capture and emulate I think that if you add a touch of motion blur to the wings (but keep some details) at the time of exposure you could add some additional visual interest because you will give us a sense of motion.
Very nice try. And as much as you aim to stop the wings in flight, part of what made the original so great was the Artistic feel of it. From the hidden feet to the blur of the wings...smooth yet soft.
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