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Ruby-Throated Male Hummer

Started by ctron, 08/05/2008 05:28AM
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Posted 08/05/2008 05:28AM Opening Post
Eric Todd
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As someone pointed out in a past forum post, these little guys/girls aren't easy to image properly. For this one, I used flash plus 500 watts of extra light to help better expose the head, as it almost always seems that the head turns out too dark. Canon Rebel 350 $ 400mm lens.

Eric

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Posted 08/05/2008 08:52AM #1
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Nice catch
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Posted 08/06/2008 02:57PM #2
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Very nice!


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Posted 08/26/2008 09:00PM #3
Tyler Allred
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Wow! This is a really great shot!
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Posted 08/26/2008 09:36PM #4
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Spectacular!

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Wonderful! ernie
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