Thanks Click. The HB was extremely cooperative. It was hard to limit the selection to a manageable number of images. Since your post, in order to keep with the spirit of this forum, I deleted the two perched images and replaced them with BIF images.Very nice series. I really like the last one. Well done.
Great closeups Billybob.I've been enjoying Macrunnings's hummingbird images. Here in Florida, we only get ruby-throated HBs, so I'm a little jealous of the variety of HBs seen in Washington. Nonetheless, the ruby-throated HBs are truly beautiful. I caught this juvenile male ruby-throated HB yesterday. In some of the shots you can see his developing iridescent red gorget on his throat. These were shot with the 100-500, 1/1600sec, ISO400, from 135-343mm. View attachment 199303My wife's garden is something of a HB paradise. They really enjoy the aloe vera blooms.
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View attachment 199318The metallic green backs are extremely striking. However, the delicate, subtle color and patterns on the front are truly sublime.
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Thanks macrunning.Great closeups Billybob.
Your humming birds are getting better and better!A couple of my latest capture with the RF 100-500 & the 2xTC. First one is a female Rufous Hummingbird and the second image is a female Anna's Hummingbird.
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Actually I never fully understood what is the difference between your blue and yellow thumb up?!Beautiful series, ISv.
Nice series. I really enjoy the wings on birds when they are in flight. Nice lighting too!Few White-Terns. They are very curious towards dogs. I got (finally!) the opportunity to take photos when they fly/dive toward the dogs (today I was with a camera)!
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A belted kingfisher diving to fish.
Fully agree with Click.Great shot! Well done, bhf3737.
Thanks both. I guess the look is because of noise level (ISO 10K at f/16) to freeze the motion. The Topaz DenoiseAI does sharpening and noise reduction together. I will play with reducing the sharpness level in it. Thanks again.Fully agree with Click.
Maybe just a bit too much sharpening visible in the bg.
If you see it in the full res pic, too, you could try to reduce it a little bit.
That was just my two cents without looking for the EXIF.... the look is because of noise level (ISO 10K at f/16) to freeze the motion. ... I will play with reducing the sharpness level in it. Thanks again.