This shot was taken near Mindo, Ecuador. The flower was on a terrace of our hotel and was visited by this Rufous-tailed Hummingbird regularly and he would frequently flare his tail when approaching. Unfortunately, although the trees in the BG were far away, they were bathed in bright sunshine. The sun is coming from my left and although it was early in the morning, it still produced a “spotlight” type of lighting. Looks like it was flashed but was not. I had to bring the exposure of the bird up and the BG down considerably. Even though this was shot with an R7 at ISO 5000, I thought it held up well. Shot with an R7, 100-500 at 169mm. SS 1/2000, ISO 5000, f/7.1, EC of +1.0. I had a difficult time deciding on crop. Approx. 33% cropped away from R and bottom.
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Country Ecuador
Location Mindo, EC. Punta Ornitilogico
Gender Male
Age Adult
Activity At a Bird Feeder
- Created Timestamp08/29/2022 14:59:23
- CameraCanon EOS R7
- Aperture7.1
- CreditDeb Babbitt
- Focal Length159
- Iso5000
- Shutter Speed1/2000
Nice shot Bajadreamer.
A wonderful capture. The Rufous-tailed Hummer is perfectly lit and a great pose. Award Worthy
I agree that the Rufous-tailed Hummer shot held up well! ISO of 5000 is enough to bring a lot of noise into a photo. I was thinking about trying out Topaz on some of my shots from Panama.
Absolutely should! You will be amazed at the results. Some controversy over when you apply it. Topaz says at the beginning before RAW conversion. Alan Murphy says at the end after you have edited. I do it at the end of my editing but before I convert to JPEG.