How to explain this single winged Hummingbird?
Jan 31, 2016 22:59:14 #
I'm not sure how to explain this shot of a Hummingbird I got who appears to have only one wing. The shot is through the front windshield in our motorhome using a 5DII with a 100-400 Canon lens. I understand Hummingbird wings go fast enough for a close camera shot to miss the movement but why is the other wing, not very much farther away, so visible? I have enhanced this shot in LR but the RAW shot in also wingless. Oddly enough, the second shot I got a second or so later shows both wings!
Jan 31, 2016 23:03:54 #
I believe it's because you are looking at it from the very end. The wing tip is pointing straight at the camera, which makes it seem to be almost invisible. Like a piece of paper viewed from the edge.
However, a mono winged Hummer makes a good story :wink: :-)
However, a mono winged Hummer makes a good story :wink: :-)
Jan 31, 2016 23:06:49 #
Jan 31, 2016 23:17:11 #
backroader wrote:
I'm not sure how to explain this shot of a Hummingbird I got who appears to have only one wing. The shot is through the front windshield in our motorhome using a 5DII with a 100-400 Canon lens. I understand Hummingbird wings go fast enough for a close camera shot to miss the movement but why is the other wing, not very much farther away, so visible? I have enhanced this shot in LR but the RAW shot in also wingless. Oddly enough, the second shot I got a second or so later shows both wings!
I think this is very obvious. The one wing is very visible, because it is at the end of the movement, ready to move the other way (so it is slowed down a lot), while the other wing is still in full motion (too fast to capture for the shutter speed)!
Jan 31, 2016 23:30:16 #
speters wrote:
No, Bill got it correct. Right wing is pointed straight at camera lens.. . . the other wing is still in full motion (too fast to capture for the shutter speed)!
Feb 1, 2016 00:49:20 #
Macronaut wrote:
I believe it's because you are looking at it from the very end. The wing tip is pointing straight at the camera, which makes it seem to be almost invisible. Like a piece of paper viewed from the edge.
However, a mono winged Hummer makes a good story :wink: :-)
However, a mono winged Hummer makes a good story :wink: :-)
Good answer! I can buy that idea for sure and I hadn't thought of it. It does make a good story but a mono winged Hummer may be a handicap this particular bird would a hard time overcoming!
Feb 1, 2016 01:16:34 #
The wing is that gray and brown blur at the line of green and white feathers.
Feb 1, 2016 08:10:08 #
Macronaut wrote:
I believe it's because you are looking at it from the very end. The wing tip is pointing straight at the camera, which makes it seem to be almost invisible. Like a piece of paper viewed from the edge.
However, a mono winged Hummer makes a good story :wink: :-)
However, a mono winged Hummer makes a good story :wink: :-)
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Feb 1, 2016 10:42:02 #
Feb 1, 2016 12:15:15 #
Full agreement here. The wing is pointed straight at the camera. Still, the shot kinda shocks you at first.
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