jmatzick

Hummingbird Pollination

A hummer comes in for a landing of sweet nectar

A hummer comes in for a landing of sweet nectar
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DSLR-A700

Aperture f/5.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/200

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May, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

There is a banana tree across the street from my house. Even though the nieghbors would give me funny looks, I would stand there for an hour waiting for the right critter to happen by. Of course I had plenty of time to adjust my exposure and focus. This particular hummer had been visiting me at the bannana tree for a number of days be fore I got this shot.

Time

3pm

Lighting

I used an external flash in manual mode combined with the natural ambient light

Equipment

Shot with a Sony a77 and a Carl Zeiss 135mm

Inspiration

From my house, I used to watch this bannana tree and was amazed at the wildlife that depended on it for food

Editing

Shot in raw and processed in ACR and PS5

In my camera bag

I dont bring much equipment when I go out to shoot. Normally I will take My a77, a 50mm lens and a 200mm lens, If it is going to be sunset or later session, I will also carry my tripod.

Feedback

Be patient and try to pre visualize what the shot might turn out like. Take shots from different angles. Sometimes the most mundane subject can look super interesting just because you found a new perpective.

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Hummingbird Pollination

A hummer comes in for a landing of sweet nectar

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