Jaswant Madhavan  


Booted Racquet Tail by Jaswant Madhavan

November 2024 - Booted Racquet Tail

About the Image(s)

"Booted racquet tail"

Technical details.

Canon R5 Mk 2, EF 600 f4 V 3. ISO 2500, f4.0 1/2000

Ran it through DXO Pure RAW 4. Cropped and minor adjustments to exposure.


4 comments posted




Dean Ginther   Dean Ginther
Jaswant,
It is always challenging to catch these small fast flyers in flight and I think just about impossible to get the wings without a bit of blur (without a strobe), which I find acceptable. I would crop down a bit from the top.   Posted: 11/04/2024 00:00:17



Mervyn Hurwitz   Mervyn Hurwitz
I think that the movement in the wings is important in this image to show how fast these birds fly and hover. The background bokeh is great, but I agree with Dean to crop some off the top.   Posted: 11/10/2024 17:23:50



Pierre Williot   Pierre Williot
Hi Jaswant,
This is a tough one. Even at 1/2000 sec, the wings and the forked tail are still blurry! As Mervyn mentioned, this is a good demonstration of the flapping frequency of these wings.
I really like the great capture of the light reflecting on the throat and chest of this little fellow.
I agree with the cropping the top left corner.
Very nice image.
  Posted: 11/10/2024 17:46:55



Jacob Wat   Jacob Wat
This is an amazing photo. I would not have the patience to try and photograph a hummingbird so well done. I think there really isn't much you could change to improve the photo. I do like the larger framing as it conveys to me a sense of motion.   Posted: 11/11/2024 03:55:45



 

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