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    Hummingbird #10

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    Split metering
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    Hummingbird #10

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    Re: Hummingbird #10

    Nice image. Both the flower and hummer could stand alone and still have a fine shot. Well done.

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    Re: Hummingbird #10

    An incredibly beautiful image. How does one split meter? Does that mean that you exposed for the bird and the flower separately?

    Thank you.

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    Re: Hummingbird #10

    Bright flowers. Water droplets. Wings in motion. Clean background. Appealing composition including the use of a diagonal. What's not to like?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NorthernFocus View Post
    Nice image. Both the flower and hummer could stand alone and still have a fine shot. Well done.

    Thanks dan, I waited in the rain for 2 hours to get this shot. I took about 50 shots in all, to get this one keeper. The trick was a syringe full of hummingbird food injected into the same flower. She came back 4 different times to the same flower.(tripod set up and focus locked before she showed up)

    Just printed it at 13 x 19 .....................what an awesome print. Couldn't be happier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christina S View Post
    An incredibly beautiful image. How does one split meter? Does that mean that you exposed for the bird and the flower separately?

    Thank you.
    Thank you christina, don't know why it does that..........matrix metering. (slightly backlit, the reason for + 1 1/3. I also had to brighten the hummingbird in post , a little bit)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Buckley View Post
    Bright flowers. Water droplets. Wings in motion. Clean background. Appealing composition including the use of a diagonal. What's not to like?


    Thanks mike, really happy with this one.

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    Steve

    just to add my compliments. I need something to effectively cheer me up after the day I've had.

    Seeing quality of this standard just gives such a lift. Outstanding photography.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Donald View Post
    Steve

    just to add my compliments. I need something to effectively cheer me up after the day I've had.

    Seeing quality of this standard just gives such a lift. Outstanding photography.

    Thank you sir, and I hope the rest of your day goes much better.

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    Thank you for the explanation and extra details. Matrix metering

    Quote Originally Posted by Steve S View Post
    Thank you christina, don't know why it does that..........matrix metering. (slightly backlit, the reason for + 1 1/3. I also had to brighten the hummingbird in post , a little bit)

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    This is my favorite of all your hummingbird shots that I've seen, Steve. Very well done indeed. Everything came together perfectly. Patience really does pay off!

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    I must have missed 9 but 10 is so perfect, I don't care ! whew

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    Re: Hummingbird #10

    Steve, phenomenal job.

    karm

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arlen View Post
    This is my favorite of all your hummingbird shots that I've seen, Steve. Very well done indeed. Everything came together perfectly. Patience really does pay off!

    Thank you arlen, and yes it does. I kind of cheated a little bit and spiked the flower, so it was patience and ingenuity.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamn4ex View Post
    I must have missed 9 but 10 is so perfect, I don't care ! whew
    Thank you james. I think this was #9............

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    Quote Originally Posted by Karm Redland View Post
    Steve, phenomenal job.

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    Thank you karm.

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    Very very nice. Working on some Hummer shots myself. I just don't have the patience you do
    Maybe you could write a tutorial of your methods...would be appreciated by all of us who are not so talented in this difficult area of photography. Hummingbirds are a totally different skill that takes time to perfect.

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    Steve incredible shot! Patience really pays.

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    Re: Hummingbird #10

    Quote Originally Posted by BCrose View Post
    Maybe you could write a tutorial of your methods...
    Steve has done this and here is the link below.

    How I Photograph Hummingbirds

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    Quote Originally Posted by flyingSquirrel View Post
    Steve has done this and here is the link below.

    How I Photograph Hummingbirds
    Thanks for this info. Looks very informative

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