Carol Sheppard
About the Image(s)
This was taken on my last full day in Kauai; I stumbled on some beautiful, virtually unknown gardens that are free and open to the public! Just so hard to find! My settings were handheld using my Olympus OMD-1, which is my go-to for traveling now. I have a 14-150mm lens and I used a Macro setting, so it was ISO1000, 1/250th, f5.6 at 150mm. These guys are quick! I felt very fortunate to get not only his red spot but also a catchlight, as the sun was wavery and inconsistent that afternoon. This took very little post-processing; mainly a bit of shadow lightening, removal of one really bright stem, darkening midtones on the background foliage, contrast/white balance adjustment, then the vignetting, in Color Efex.
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5 comments posted
(Group 77)
I like that you got the background nice a blurred so he would stand out.   Posted: 09/10/2019 14:57:44
(Group 57)
I've chased a lot of these little guys (most have eluded me) and getting the eye is difficult. Like that the almost all of the remainder of the image is blurred, drawing our attention to the eye and face. Nice shot!   Posted: 09/24/2019 11:14:27