Shirley Pohlman
September 2019 - Stuck on Pink
Original
About the Image(s)
I had my eye to the eyepiece when shooting butterflies in continuous mode when some larger object came to the thistle. Was thrilled to see it was a humming bird—my first ever shot of one at a flower. This was shot with Nikon D610, 200-500 lens at 450mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 second, ISO 800, aperture mode in continuous autofocus, tripod mounted. It was edited in Lightroom to adjust contrast, exposure, white & black points, clarity, dehaze, saturation, graduated filter, cropping. I used a Topaz painterly filter, masking out the bird to keep it natural, and added a border in Photoshop.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
9 comments posted
(Group 48)
Wow! What a clear and beautiful shot. Lucky girl to catch him in action. Do not see anything you could have done better Shirley. Just fabulous! Posted: 09/02/2019 17:51:51
Thanks, Jamie. Going to get it printed on canvas for the exhibit. Posted: 09/02/2019 18:22:47
This is amazing, Shirley. And I'd just commented on my photo about never having used Topaz and now I definitely want to try it - what you did here with the thistle is beautiful. Posted: 09/09/2019 19:54:15
Great catch-light and sharp wings for the shutter speed you used and brilliant use of Topaz for the background. I think the L shape of the bird, flower and bud is central to the composition so would have cropped tighter from the lower right. Posted: 09/09/2019 21:29:10
How's this crop? I wish the bird weren't so low, but I certainly couldn't crop the upper part of the flower. Posted: 09/11/2019 21:40:10
I know how hard it is to capture a humming bird having tried, under failing light conditions, in Costa Rica. I was not successful but certainly you were! I tend to agree with Piers about the cropping on the lower right but it's a good shot without it. Posted: 09/10/2019 16:25:04
I agree....requires setting up for the shot etc. Perfect crop! Posted: 09/12/2019 11:45:33
A great shot for humming bird.As for me I want to show off the picture.I am sorry if you don't like. Posted: 09/23/2019 17:52:19
I have one more... Posted: 09/23/2019 17:53:01