Steven Jungerwirth
November 2024 - Lunchtime!
About the Image(s)
Cindy's September image motivated me to go to our Botanic Garden and search for these critters. The light was subdued . . . which forced me to a slower shutter speed (I usually try to shoot with a fast shutter speed to freeze the wings) - which resulted in wing blur as the hummingbird hovered. A happy accident!
Technical: Canon R5, 100-500mm lens @ 500mm. ISO 3200, f7.1, 1/200 sec. Crop in LR. Topaz Photo AI to de-noise/sharpen.
8 comments posted
Gee!! Perfect wildlife recording of this most amazing bird! The horizontal vs the vertical is very evident here ... and I feel it adds greatly to the staying power of this composition. Well done!! Posted: 11/03/2024 11:33:38
Agree, perfect. The sharp head and blurred wings are better than freezing the wing motion. I love the colors. Many hummingbird photos show the beak dipped in a flower, I prefer seeing the whole creature. Kudos. Posted: 11/03/2024 12:53:12
I feel that this is a very strong image. As such, I agree with both Lance and Will.
I remember wise words I heard some years ago that said, "Never take advice from someone who has never done what you are attempting to do." So, remember that I have never done what you are doing. Nevertheless, I wonder what the image would look like if you had increased your shutter speed by a small amount so as to give a bit more definition to the wings while retaining some degree of motion blur. Posted: 11/10/2024 20:21:23
I remember wise words I heard some years ago that said, "Never take advice from someone who has never done what you are attempting to do." So, remember that I have never done what you are doing. Nevertheless, I wonder what the image would look like if you had increased your shutter speed by a small amount so as to give a bit more definition to the wings while retaining some degree of motion blur. Posted: 11/10/2024 20:21:23
Thank you. I went back to the images - found two from the day prior (when the sun was much brighter!) - shutter speeds were 1/8000 sec and 1/1250 sec. I prefer the slower shutter speeds with wing blur. Posted: 11/13/2024 11:23:07
Posted: 11/13/2024 11:23:27
You were right. Thanks for the additional images. Posted: 11/13/2024 13:20:12
Hi Steven,
Great job on focusing both the bird's head and the flower. I agree with Will about seeing the whole bird and I like the blurred wings that still retain some feather detail. Great image! Posted: 11/10/2024 22:15:31
Great job on focusing both the bird's head and the flower. I agree with Will about seeing the whole bird and I like the blurred wings that still retain some feather detail. Great image! Posted: 11/10/2024 22:15:31
Excellent image! The sharpness of the bird's head and body and the blurred wing motion makes this a very interesting photo! You can almost see the bird ready to dive into the awaiting flowers. Excellent composition as well. Thanks for sharing this! Posted: 11/12/2024 00:42:48