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A close-up shot of a female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in the early morning light
Taken 9/10/2012 | Pentax K-5 | Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200mm | f/4.5 | 1/60 sec | ISO 200 | #3106
Female (age?), late date. Note narrow, pointed outer primary (P10) feather. Shelton, Connecticut, USA. 28 October 2016. © Frank Mantlik 2016
This is a "Ruby Throated" Humming Bird, common to the North Georgia mountains. I sat still waiting for hours on the front porch at my mother's house in NE Georgia with the D200 on a tripod with the cable release in my hand. Fun to capture this little guy doing his thing!
Nikon D200, Sigma 70-200mmF/2.8 Lens @ 200mm, iso 200, 1/500 sec @ F.4.5, spot meter.
I have been asked several times about the backgrounds for my Hummingbird photos. In particular how I achieved the black background. It is not achieved using post processing; it is all done using camera settings and available light sources. These hummingbird photos labeled Hummingbird 1, 2, 3 and4 were all taken within a few minutes of each using approximately the same camera settings. The difference between the light and the dark background was achieved by my changing my camera angle to take advantage of the available light. The light photos were achieved using the sunlit grass as a background and the dark photos were achieved using shaded evergreen trees as the background.