Magnificent Hummingbird - Eugenes fulgens
by Gregory Scott
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Magnificent Hummingbird - Eugenes fulgens
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Gregory Scott
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Photograph - Photograph
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The Magnificent hummingbird, scientific name Eugenes fulgens, is a year around resident at Cave Creek, near Portal, Arizona. His gorget is turquoise, and his head is violet, when seen at the right angle in the light, even in a very dim twilight. These birds feed later than most other hummingbirds, and it's amazing how bright their iridescence can be in the twilight after the sun sets behind the mountains.
As far as that goes, I far prefer to shoot high speed flash photography in shade, particularly in morning or evening, so that the primary light on the scenery is the flash, and the natural/ambient light is AT LEAST two stops underexposed. That's so that the contrast in the image will be best, with no visible ghosting from the exposure with the ambient light. For exactly that reason, if you want a primarily flash exposure, with some natural light on the background, you should try to have the background 1 to 2 stops underexposed, so that you WILL get a combination of natural light and flash light, but that the flash light will dominate the image, and keep ghosting minimal. About 2 stops underexposed on the background is probably ideal, but also rather dark.
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July 8th, 2013
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Robert Bales
I must say you have the best hummingbird photos on this site!! v/f/t
Gregory Scott replied:
Thank you very much, Robert. I'm glad that somebody agrees with me! But then, I might be a somewhat biased fanatic...