I thought I'd share some hummingbird shots from the last couple of weeks. Our
hummingbird numbers have taken a big drop in the last week, but I did have a
chance to get out and shoot them a couple of times while we still had
comparatively high numbers.
All were shot with a Nikon D300s, Nikkor 400 mm f/2.8 lens (old version),
tripod with Wimberley gimbal head, Wimberley flash bracket, SB-800 flash dialed
down to - 2 1/3 or so, a Visual Echoes Better Beamer Fresnel flash extender in
place in aperture priority mode. Some were shot with a 2x teleconverter and
some without.
2 were "framed" with a simple black frame. The other 3 were "framed" with a
digital "gallery wrap" in Photoshop. This was done by preparing the final
image for sharing in a single layer. Then I duplicated the layer. I then
extended the canvas 0.8 inches in every direction & used the color selector
tool set to a 5 pixel radius to select a color for the extended area. Then I
used an fx layer style to add a drop shadow for that whole layer (adjusting to
make it appealing to me). Then I used an fx layer style to bevel & emboss
making it appear raised with rounded edges (again adjusting the sliders &
numbers to make it appealing to me).
If anybody wants more details, I'll be glad to try to provide them.
I really like the light purple pollen on the head of the immature male feeding
on the Turk's cap.
Robert
Robert Smith
rsmithent@xxxxxxx
www.photobiologist.com
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