Female Ruby Throated Hummingbird
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The Lord will perfect that which concerned me: thy mercy, O Lord endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands...Psalm 139: 8
A hummingbird
Has celestial wings
This celebrity is heard
In the music it sings.
Poetry by me, AJP
I was happy to get the wing and the beak in focus..but it is just a tad bit dark and grainy..The last time I used flash... the drawback with flash is that my camera lags in dim lighting and won't let me use over 1/200 shutter speed in conjunction with a flash in the manual setting. .With the fast movement of the hummingbird's wings I had a difficult time getting the flash to go off at the right moment... .... I experimented on this shot without the flash and instead used a faster shutter speed and ISO to capture the movement of the wings..Not perfect yet but eventually hope to get it right....Possibly it would have brightened up some, if I had opened my aperture just a little more....That's how we learn through trial and error. For the most part I am happy with this shot...
Focal Length 185 mm...macro
F-Number F/7.1
Exposure time 1/400 sec.
ISO speed ISO 800
Exposure Program Manual
5:15 PM
Tripod
Thank you so much Donald Garrett for the spotlight...I appreciate it!
19 responses
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Davide Simone (Deleted) gave props (25 May 2012):
Andrea, she is wonderful !!!!!!
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Nadeem Shafi gave props (25 May 2012):
Uh... you nailed it, Andrea!
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Leslie Hunziker gave props (25 May 2012):
oh, yeah!
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Ann Reece gave props (25 May 2012):
I think this capture is right on, Andrea : )
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Andrea Petersen said (25 May 2012):
Thank you for your comments and a special thanks to Donald for the spotlight. Hummingbirds are really fun to shoot pictures of even if they present a bit of a challenge..The saving grace about digital cameras is that we can delete the duds (I have plenty of them) that don't turn out and it is a learning process.
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JanElle gave props (25 May 2012):
Oh she`s a beauty.. a very lovely capture, Andrea! I was hoping we would see the ruby-throated hummers here this year, too, but we`ve certainly enjoyed the rufous hummers..
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Regenia Brabham gave props (26 May 2012):
Awesome timing on this!!! Awesome shot!!! All camera's have a sync speed for flash. Mine is 1/250th second. You adjust the background light with your aperture.
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Patty Gross gave props (26 May 2012):
Fabulous capture on this sweet female hummingbird, Andrea!! You did a superb job with your settings and timing. Bravo!!
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Geoff Plant gave props (26 May 2012):
GREAT CAPTURE
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Sarah Springer gave props (26 May 2012):
The compostion, light and capture of movement is the definition of excellence
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Joerg Schlagheck gave props (26 May 2012):
Great timing!
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JamesHarmon McQuilkin gave props (26 May 2012):
A beautiful balance of s matter and colours---a very unique capture--excellent DOF and detail--dramatic light excellent
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Donna Mullins gave props (26 May 2012):
Awesome capture. I have got to try to photograph these guys again this summer. I have never managed to get a really good shot of one.
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Iztok Urh gave props (26 May 2012):
Beautiful!
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Susan Littlefield gave props (27 May 2012):
She's definitely a shining star!!
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John Linton gave props (27 May 2012):
Simply Smashing entry into JPG's Theme Park,
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Saroj Swain gave props (28 May 2012):
excellent
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Ioana Caravan gave props (28 May 2012):
Perfect shot! Excellent entry for the theme!
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Carlos Aviles gave props (2 Jun 2012):
Great catch
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