Raj Panandiker
June 2025 - Heleconia with White necked Jacobin
About the Image(s)
Hummingbird ready to feed at the Heleconia flower. - a favorite feeding location for many hummingbirds.
This image was shot with Canon R5 Mark 2/RF100-300mm lens with a 1.4x converter,
shot at 420mm, at1/3000 sec f/4.0 , auto ISO (16000).
The image is denoised with DxO.
It was early in the morning and light was poor. I wanted to freeze the action. Despite the high shutter speed, I could freeze the wings only at extreme wing positions. I have several images in this sequence with one of them with the wings pulled to the back.
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4 comments posted
Debbie Porter
Beautiful hummingbird image but IMHO I think the bird is competing with the flower for attention and the flower is winning. I played around with different crops and I think there are some that would emphasize the hummingbird more. Posted: 06/13/2025 20:16:04
I had the same thought when I was looking at the image. These heleconias are so pretty but so bright. I had already darkened the flower. I darkened it even more and did a 4x3 crop. See attached. Posted: 06/13/2025 22:30:14
(Group 3)
Raj, lovely image, great freeze, prefect DOF and exposure. I absolutely agree with the second crop and darkening the flower.
Lillain Posted: 06/18/2025 19:48:43
Lillain Posted: 06/18/2025 19:48:43
well executed shot. Nice Sharp ..especially its head and eye..the details on its iridescent blue head and green body are well-rendered.
While the bird is excellent the flower seems to little flat. Nice Work. Posted: 06/21/2025 18:02:41
While the bird is excellent the flower seems to little flat. Nice Work. Posted: 06/21/2025 18:02:41