Thanks. For shots 1,2, and 4, two soft boxes were used. For number three I used 6 Canon 430 flashes. The last shot I used the Canon flashes but placed 1' diameter diffusers in front of them. The backgrounds are painted pieces of canvas and paper.
Dan
www.danbrownphotography.com
Wow, dramatic colors and wonderful exposures Dan. That first shot is excellent as the comp is very cool. Also #3 is a standout for me. Great series, lucious color sir!
TJ Krusinski wrote:
These are incredible, great work.
Just being curious, what are your shutter speeds on these photos?
The shutter speed was my maximum sync speed, 1/250. This is one type of photography when having the fastest sync possible comes in handy. If any ambient light enters into the exposure it will cause a ghostly blurring effect.
When I was photographing photo 3 it was in the middle of the day. At one point during the shooting I started to notice a weird blurring around the white tips of her tail feathers. It caused me some consternation for a while. I finally figured out that the sun had found a hole in the foliage of the tree above and sunlight was striking the bird's bright white tail feathers. I could have increased the output of the flashes to offset the ambient light, but it would have increased the flash duration thereby not freezing the motion as well. It would have also caused the flashes to consume their batteries faster and increase the recycle time.
If possible I prefer a location shaded with just enough light for proper auto focus performance.
Dan
www.danbrownphotography.com
Really fine hummingbird photos, and the first post is really a brilliant shot, with the curve of the flower and the curve of the bird meeting in one great dynamic!
PanchoPhoto wrote:
Really fine hummingbird photos, and the first post is really a brilliant shot, with the curve of the flower and the curve of the bird meeting in one great dynamic!
That's what I like about that shot too. It is my favorite photo from my trip to Costa Rica last spring. Take a look at the pollen on it's head. http://i.pbase.com/o2/34/218934/1/106333730.6imFkHsx.GreenHermit.jpg
That particular hummer has a very large bill. The bill is so heavy that the birds flight posture is more vertical.
Dan
www.danbrownphotgraphy.com
