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Rufous Hummingbird
digishooter

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)

Reflexes are what these little birds are about. The Tv on the camera is 1/800 sec. and so is the sync on the flash. Yet when the shutter released with the first curtain click, this bird was able (wings were folded at time of click) to bring it's wings to this position before the secont curtain closed 1/800 of a second!!
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Habitat
Chaparral: rolling hills / mixed oak and pine
Location
Wofford Hts.: Kern Co., CA., USA
Date taken
Aug 2008
Scientific name
Selasphorus rufus
Equipment used
Canon 30 D: EF 500 IS L @ 4.0: 1/800 @ f 7.1, EXP comp -.66: ISO 320 : white bal 5200 : Fill flash, Canon EX 580 gun, -1.33 comp Better Beamer extender : RAW, processed in Adobe Lightroom, CS2, Neat : monopod
madamcoolpix
:bounce: Stunningly beautiful flattering Hummer, Mark, the flash gave a brilliant point of sparkling to the image!!! :t: :clap:
 

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