Suspended animation : In Explore May 1st 2016

            This was a better shot for the bokeh. This is an earlier shot but very similar to the previous post.

No photoshopping here! One single shot.

The garden grass background just went smooth. I have not even reduced clarity etc. The grass was indeed very green.

Just brightness contrast and a bit of sharpness is added. This is cropped a bit but not much. I was able to sneak very close and just got lucky!

Beautiful humming birds are everywhere! Very shy and feisty but exceptionally gorgeous! It is spring time in San Diego! Loving every bit of it!
 
Shooting hummingbirds in the wild is anyways a bit of a challenge but an exciting and immensely rewarding one! You get to see what these little things do while acrobating in mid-air. Sometimes I just love watching them so much; I forget to click!
 
Its usually hours of waiting with very few seconds of shooting! I wear a green hoodie and stand next to a nearby tree and sneak up when I see one feeding on the nectar. It's hit or miss, but mostly miss!
 
Gear: Nikkor 80-400mm AF-S on Nikon D810, I usually set the camera to shutter priority with 1/4000 to 5000 depending on the light. This one is a bit slower though.
 
Again thanks for you likes and comments, I highly appreciate it!

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Taken on: April 27, 2016

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/5.6, 1/3200 sec, 390mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Lens:	80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	390mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.4 (Macintosh)
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