Photographer Captures the Rainbows in Hummingbird Wings

Australian photographer Christian Spencer has spent 19 years living in Brazil’s Itatiaia National Park, and one of the things he has focused his camera on is the beautiful sight of sunlight passing through hummingbird wings. His project is titled Winged Prism.

Hummingbirds are the smallest of birds, and some species can zip around at over 34 mph (54 km/h) while flapping their wings at over 80 times per second.

While studying these hard-to-photograph birds, Spencer noticed that the wings would create a prism-like effect when sunlight passed through them, causing rainbow colors to appear. He then began working to snap photos of hummingbirds passing between his lens and the Sun in order to capture these rainbows on camera.

Wings of Light © Christian Spencer

Solar © Christian Spencer

The Hermit and the Jacobin © Christian Spencer

The Eclipse © Christian Spencer

Winged Prism © Christian Spencer

Cloud Angel © Christian Spencer

Divine Light © Christian Spencer

The Ballerina © Christian Spencer

Stardust © Christian Spencer

Hummingbird Geometry © Christian Spencer

Rainbow Ballet © Christian Spencer

You can find more of Spencer’s photos on his website and Instagram. Prints are also available on Spencer’s site.

(via Christian Spencer via Creative Boom)

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Image credits: Photographs by Christian Spencer and used with permission

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