White Tailed Hillstar, Eye Detail - Ecuador

[Donkees]

White Tailed Hillstar (Urochroa bougueri)

[Deuxcents]

1. Fantastic! How DO they get photos like this?

[Gato Moteado]

2. likely a deep crop on an image taken with a high resolution camera...

...but if you look in the reflection in the eye, it looks like the photo was taken under a covered shelter, so it's possible it was at a photo platform with feeders set up to draw the hummers in close, so it's possible the shooter got a a fairly close up shot that required less of a crop, but still a crop, for sure.

here's a shot i took of a crimson fronted conure with my D850 (46MP)....you can zoom in and see the detail in his eye...i've cropped out everything but the eye and the area around it and it still looked amazing....i can't find that crop and i never uploaded it, but you can get the idea:

[AndyS]

3. From looking at the reflection in the eye I suspect this was taken in an aviary.

I see what appears to be structure above the subject. This doesn't diminish the skill of the photographer in any way, just explains the proximity to subject ie, very close.

This was taken in the Ft Worth Zoo, a similar situation:

[Gato Moteado]

6. beautiful shot, man!

[Donkees]

4. Here's a repost of an earlier thread ''Hummingbird feather details with macro lens''

https://democraticunderground.com/12089208

This other photographer ''Javier'' shared some details:

The equipment I used was Nikon d500 + Laowa 100mm macro + 2 flashes (f 16 / ISO 200 / flashes 1/16)

I placed the camera very close to a hummingbird feeder and removed the other feeders, so with patience I photographed the hummingbirds when they approached to drink.

[Gato Moteado]

5. ah clever...

...yes, a macro lens, which would render higher magnification than a normal lens, would be the only way you could zoom into the eye like that w/o much cropping.