Sitting under the mango tree* by ctfchallenge

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28-FEB-2007	Jamdiver

Sitting under the mango tree*

Kingston, Jamaica

This is a female streamertail hummingbird, which is also known as the doctor bird.
The male bird is flamboyantly coloured with long tail feathers.

National Bird of Jamaica...

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super II
1/200s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Rod		08-Mar-2007 07:56
If you use manual you can still use the internal flash I think it will set itself as it works really well on this sort of shot. Can't pick it for a flash shot. Well done mate:-)

ctfchallenge		07-Mar-2007 15:14
Thanks for the advice Rod, at the time I was just overjoyed to have a hummingbird pose for me! Used the internal flash, next time i'll go manual and adjust the aperture... Cheers - Jamdiver

Rod		02-Mar-2007 07:58
Lovely looking shot Jammy, well done mate. It might pay to try & go to a higher iso if the lights good & use a smaller F-stop for better DOF on the bird. When the lights ok there doesn't seem to be a noise problem if exposed well.

ctfchallenge		02-Mar-2007 02:24
Thanks guys :). Mikey it certainly looks that way!! - Jamdiver

ctfchallenge		01-Mar-2007 23:06
Very good bird portrait with great dof. Fred

ctfchallenge		01-Mar-2007 20:22
Gorgeous, Jammy!! Beautiful colors! That lens is surprisingly good; great bokeh and real sharp, too. Haha, it looks like this will be a birder's Challenge, eh? ":^) Cheers, -mikey

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