Hummingbird in Flight 2 by taffy

Hummingbird in Flight 2

After some feedback from Jane (thank you!), I made another attempt, using a different shot, and simplifying the flower part of the image substantially. I spent an absurd amount of time on this composite as it involved:
1. Removing feeder in Photoshop
2. Combining two images in Topaz Textures
3. Reimporting to PS to clean up extraneous junk and add some space at the lower edge so that I could rotate the flower
4. Repeating above process 3X as it wasn't working the first two times
5. Importing back into LR for final tweaks to contrast, black/white
So, this is the last one I've planned for hummingbirds - at least for now. Tonight we're going to friends on the east side of the island to see (I hope) and photograph (I hope!) meteors and maybe the Milky Way. With three non-photographers, I don't know how this will work out. But it should, at minimum, be fun.
Magnificent capture
August 13th, 2018  
Awesome picture.
August 13th, 2018  
This is gorgeous and worth all that work. I haven’t mastered composites so am very impressed! I hope you see the meteor shower. We have rain tonight so no chance of seeing anything! So disappointing after so many weeks of clear skies! Fav for the beautiful hummingbird!
August 13th, 2018  
Fantastic capture
August 13th, 2018  
Stunning, worth creating this image
August 13th, 2018  
Just exquisite!
August 13th, 2018  
Well worth the effort
August 13th, 2018  
We’ve got fog tonight. Bummer
August 13th, 2018  
I completely agree with @pamknowler, all that work was well worth it, the final image is something out of the box, quite special.
August 13th, 2018  
@jgpittenger I just looked up my notes on milky way and star photography and found a note I'd saved of yours from about 2 years ago!
August 13th, 2018  
Oh my, am amazing amount of editing. Your end result is really great.
August 13th, 2018  
very nice fav
August 13th, 2018  
excellent as always
August 13th, 2018  
I have no idea what all you did - but it sure made a fabulous shot -- it all works together so well - absolutely beautiful. Big fav
August 13th, 2018  
💟💕💟
August 13th, 2018  
rather impressive capture of the hummy in flight. aces!
August 13th, 2018  
Great capture
August 13th, 2018  
A super shot!
August 13th, 2018  
A magnificent image and wonderful processing. So much more beautiful without the feeder. A huge FAV!
August 13th, 2018  
Well worth the time though - its amazing how much time one can spend on these types of images!
August 13th, 2018  
Wonderful shot and editing
August 13th, 2018  
So worth while all your effort. Wonderful, balanced image. Fav :)
I’m curious about your evening (photo) adventures ;)
August 13th, 2018  
fabulous work taffy. thanks for all the info
August 13th, 2018  
A wonderful shot. Great focus and colours. Lovely background.
August 13th, 2018  
FAVtastic :)
August 13th, 2018  
Well worth all the effort, the result is fabulous.
August 13th, 2018  
perfect capture !
August 13th, 2018  
Beautiful
August 13th, 2018  
Good processing
August 13th, 2018  
Excellent capture with great details.
August 13th, 2018  
Brill, fav
August 13th, 2018  
Beautifully done. Enjoy your trip xx
August 13th, 2018  
Fab image, great processing
August 13th, 2018  
what a beautiful bird, shame that we don't have it here.
August 13th, 2018  
What a lot of work. But it has paid off well and you have a spectacular image.
August 13th, 2018  
So much work but so worth it, a beautiful image
August 13th, 2018  
Beautiful shot
August 13th, 2018  
This worked out beautifully! These critters are amazing. I've been trying to tempt them to sip at my back porch, but to no avail.
August 14th, 2018  
Beautiful result
August 14th, 2018  
Gosh you did do a lot of work on this one and it was worth it. Wish I had the time to play in PS. I'd have to learn how to do it first. Anyway, you've created a lovely image
August 14th, 2018  
Very nice capture! FAV!
August 14th, 2018  
Such a nice edit - but it wouldn't have been anything without that fabulous bird to start with. Truly beautiful
August 15th, 2018  
Great editing job- you would never know that much work went into it as it looks like it was taken this way. Good job!
August 17th, 2018  
Well worth the effort. A beautiful way to show off the bird.
January 28th, 2019  
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