Juan Carlos Vindas
09-20-2010, 08:24 PM
Hello everybody!
First of all I want to apologize for my lack of participation, I've been a little busy with some projects and have had little time for photography.
Today I want to share with you this image of a Fiery-throated Hummingbird (endemic to CR and western Panama). Greg Basco inspired me to photograph in a way of not just present the bird itself but to add some of its habitat, well, I found this perch on the ground (I did not cut anything!) I believe that this features a perch that is very different to others I have used in the past. The size of this hummer is about 4'', so the size of the bromeliad next to it is fairly small. I also believe the moss, lichens and other epiphytes growing on it adds to the story of the image which I believe depicts the wet and cold habitat where this species lives. (highlands of Talamanca Cordillera, in fact I shot this image at an estimated elevation of 9,600f).
Canon 30D
Canon 300mm f/4 @f/4.5
ISO 320
SS 1/125sec.
Exp. comp. 2/3
Metering mode: Spot
No flash
Tripod
Full Frame
I worked the image in LR but applied sharpening and resizing in PS. I still don't trust LR sharpening tool.
I was tempted to clone one highlight on the eye, but it makes the eye look funky.
As always your comments and critiques are always welcome.:)
JC
First of all I want to apologize for my lack of participation, I've been a little busy with some projects and have had little time for photography.
Today I want to share with you this image of a Fiery-throated Hummingbird (endemic to CR and western Panama). Greg Basco inspired me to photograph in a way of not just present the bird itself but to add some of its habitat, well, I found this perch on the ground (I did not cut anything!) I believe that this features a perch that is very different to others I have used in the past. The size of this hummer is about 4'', so the size of the bromeliad next to it is fairly small. I also believe the moss, lichens and other epiphytes growing on it adds to the story of the image which I believe depicts the wet and cold habitat where this species lives. (highlands of Talamanca Cordillera, in fact I shot this image at an estimated elevation of 9,600f).
Canon 30D
Canon 300mm f/4 @f/4.5
ISO 320
SS 1/125sec.
Exp. comp. 2/3
Metering mode: Spot
No flash
Tripod
Full Frame
I worked the image in LR but applied sharpening and resizing in PS. I still don't trust LR sharpening tool.
I was tempted to clone one highlight on the eye, but it makes the eye look funky.
As always your comments and critiques are always welcome.:)
JC