Hummingbird Wing Beat Pattern Envelope-8
I was quite startled coming unexpectedly upon this beautiful hummingbird, early in the morning, feeding on these orange trumpet vine flowers in my back garden. I rarely succeed in capturing hummingbirds so I didn't take the time to reset my camera to shutter speed control mode. As a result the wings are beating many times in the 1/160th second exposure.
I processed the frame to try to bring out the envelope of the wing motions.
The body does not stay stationary. In some frames you can see the body vibrating too.
It is difficult to tell if it's a Rufous or an Allen's Hummingbird.
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Hummingbird Wing Beat Pattern Envelope-8
I was quite startled coming unexpectedly upon this beautiful hummingbird, early in the morning, feeding on these orange trumpet vine flowers in my back garden. I rarely succeed in capturing hummingbirds so I didn't take the time to reset my camera to shutter speed control mode. As a result the wings are beating many times in the 1/160th second exposure.
I processed the frame to try to bring out the envelope of the wing motions.
The body does not stay stationary. In some frames you can see the body vibrating too.
It is difficult to tell if it's a Rufous or an Allen's Hummingbird.
fieldguidetohummingbirds.wordpress.com/2010/09/06/rufous-...
- IMG_0834 - Version 2