Quote Originally Posted by bob williams View Post
I was cruising through the flicker strobist group the other day and ran across a hummer shot that was stunning. After detailed look, I realized that the specular highlights in the feathers just glistened---Not the gorget or other irridescent feathers---just the regular wing and body feathers---they litterally shined and sparkeled. After reading the guys method and setup, he used a silver umbrella to achieve this effect---WHich made perfect sense to me after Seans recent post talking about what he doesn't like about silver umbrellas (for people).


So, Something new to try and talk about.

Bob
Cool idea ... they make gold ones too ... maybe you could get one with interchangeable linings?

A small umbrella isn't too expensive either....I'll be expecting some shots this Saturday