Today's post is part 2 in our Angles of Beauty series where we are considering how light, color, and appearance varies with different light angles, head angles, body angles, and backgrounds. You will see five more images of the Bee Hummingbird. Here are some things to consider:
1) Notice how the color of the gorget varies from image to image.
2) Can you tell the overall lighting condition from the appearance of the image?
3) Look at my exposure settings, what do you notice?
Image #1 - Perched Head On Angle
OM-1 Mark II | M.Zuiko 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO @ 500mm
1/4000's | F5.6 | ISO 12800

Image #2- Flight Side Angle
OM-1 Mark II | M.Zuiko 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO @ 500mm
1/1000's | F6.3 | ISO 8000

Image #3- Perched Head Slight Angle
OM-1 Mark II | M.Zuiko 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO @ 500mm
1/640's | F5.6 | ISO 12800

Image #4 - Perched Slight Angle - Bright Gorget
OM-1 Mark II | M.Zuiko 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO @ 330mm
1/1000's | F5.6 | ISO 8000

Image #5 - Perched Head Off Angle
OM-1 Mark II | M.Zuiko 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO @ 500mm
1/4000's | F5.6 | ISO 12800

I hope you have enjoyed these five images, what else have you learned from Part 2 versus Part 1 of this series?
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