These Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
photos were taken in my back yard in Fremont, California. The camera
used was a Canon EOS 630 with an EF300/4.0L lens and 25mm extention tube.
Illumination was by multiple Canon speedlites, including one on-camera.
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Anna's Hummingbird, August 12, 1998 (Fuji Velvia)
During the day, this particular bird often perched here, "guarding" his
feeder. Photos were taken through an open window from within the
house; the bird ignored the flash entirely. The camera used was a
Canon EOS 620 with an EF300/4.0L lens and 25mm extention tube. Illumination
was a single on-camera Canon 540EZ speedlite with a Lepp extender.
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Anna's Hummingbird, January 2, 1999 (Kodak Royal Gold 25)
In December, 1998, we experienced a rare "hard freeze" in central California.
This male Anna's hummingbird, an apparent casualty, was discovered a week
later, dead, but feathers well preserved. In addition to the beautiful
iridescent colors hummers are famous for, the body feathers are also quite
beautiful. I used a Canon EOS A2E (with mirror lock-up) and EF50/2.5 macro lens
(some with 25mm extension tube) for these pictures. Illumination was direct sunlight.
Scans were Photo CD by Kodalux.
Thumbnail images are 192 X 128 scans.
Larger images are 384 X 256 scans or cropped from either 768 X 512 or 1536
X 1024 scans.
Digital manipulation:
Contrast, density and sharpening modifications were kept to a minimum
