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Photo Contest – July 15th to August 10th

Subject:  Wildlife

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Title: Ruby Throated Hummingbird
Author: Bob Thibault
Votes: 2

Views: 346

Comments:
Robert  5:18 pm (August 1, 2018)
This is a classic, perfectly captured "Hummingbird Photo" shot at high enough shutter speed to "freeze flight" and reveal what the naked eye cannot see and an aperture that properly blurs depth of field and removes any distracting details . And as captured, the exposure is adequate to reveal the bird's distinctive markings. As is the case for many photos I see that member chose to post, there is nothing to suggest that you considered how post processing might improve the image. While the rule is to get the best shot you can out of the camera (and my preference is to shoot raw to capture the most information) I am rarely satisfied with the image without some post-processing work. While leaving the feeder in the image provides a context, I don't think it is necessary. There is certainly enough room to crop so that the viewer is not distracted by the feeder, increasing the impact of the bird's frozen flight. Additional time spent working to saturate plumage colors, improve contrast and sharpen the bird would further dramatize it's impact, especially because the background is already perfectly neutral and does not interfere.
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