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Comps as in composites (family of plant- Asteraceae, formerly Compositae), not compositions. Now that our summer has turned hot and smoky with many plants withering, it is time to look back at flowers from mid-summer. On the left is Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata), which occurs throughout western North America. Note the several insect visitors among its petals. On the right is a Fleabane Daisy (Erigeron spp, one of the 44 species that occur in Colorado).
Back to Costa Rica, San Gerardo de Dota this time.
It is really incredible how fast those little hummingbirds fly. And I've got a trash bin full of proof that it really is extremely difficult to catch them in flight. So when this Green Violetear hovered just long enough for the focus to catch on I couldn't have been more happy.
Canon EOS 1D X mark II
Canon EF600mm f/4L IS II USM
ISO 2500, f5.0, 1/3200s, exp. comp +0.33
This image won (just) yesterday evenings photo comp at the Ely Photo Club!
FYI it is a mirror image of a shot I posted in December, as advised by Alison.
a quick and dirty render to do a small comparison between an 0-scale model and mine. Due to having the need for articulation of the trucks she does sit a bit higher and I could have made her body a bit more bulkier instead of choosing a more subtle increase in diameter but all in all she compares rather nicely