Colibri - My Summer Visitor
This female Ruby-throated Hummingbird visited my flowers in front of the window every summer-day. Captured in Lac-des-Plages, Quebec, Canada.
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This female Ruby-throated Hummingbird visited my flowers in front of the window every summer-day. Captured in Lac-des-Plages, Quebec, Canada.
Camera Nikon D600, 1-2500 sec at f-5.6, focal lenght 300 mm, ISO-1800, lens AF-S Nikkor 28-300 mm. Raw file processed in Lightroom 5.
Hummingbirds (Colibri) are among the smallest of birds, measuring in the 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) range, some species can weigh less than a penny. They hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–80 times per second. They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings, which sometimes sounds like bees or other insects. To conserve energy while they sleep or when food is scarce, they have the ability to go into a hibernation-like state where their metabolic rate is slowed to 1-15th of its normal rate. They can fly at speeds exceeding 54 km-h (34 mph); they are also the only group of birds with the ability to fly backwards. They migrate from Canada south in fall to spend the winter in Mexico or Central America.
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Camera Nikon D600, 1-2500 sec at f-5.6, focal lenght 300 mm, ISO-1800, lens AF-S Nikkor 28-300 mm. Raw file processed in Lightroom 5.
Hummingbirds (Colibri) are among the smallest of birds, measuring in the 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) range, some species can weigh less than a penny. They hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–80 times per second. They are known as hummingbirds because of the humming sound created by their beating wings, which sometimes sounds like bees or other insects. To conserve energy while they sleep or when food is scarce, they have the ability to go into a hibernation-like state where their metabolic rate is slowed to 1-15th of its normal rate. They can fly at speeds exceeding 54 km-h (34 mph); they are also the only group of birds with the ability to fly backwards. They migrate from Canada south in fall to spend the winter in Mexico or Central America.
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Canada, Quebec, on the deck of my house.Time
AfternoonLighting
Taken without flash in natural light. It was a sunny day.Equipment
Camera Nikon D600, lens Nikkor 28 - 300 mm, no tripod, no flashInspiration
The tiny bird and it's fly skills are just amazing. It's inspiring to watch it's behavior.Editing
Edited in Lightroom 5: I used cropping tool, and radial filter tool, made color correction, and sharpening.In my camera bag
Camera Nikon D600, two lanses (Nikkor 28 - 300 mm, and primer 50 mm), tripod, spare batteries and memory cards, cleaning cloth.Feedback
To capture a shy species like Hummingbird you need a lot of patient, waiting time and a lot of shots, because not all of them will be good. A tripod is not necessary, because shutter speed is high. I have used exposure 1/2500 sec in order to make visible the fast moving wings. Consequently the aperture mast be wide open, what causes a shallow depth of field and a difficulty to focus this swift bird. Good luck is needed :)
