Green Crowned Brilliant

Gallery: AvianPosted June 28, 2012168 views9 comments

One of the little gems from Costa Rica. While taking a break from shooting hummers feeding on flowers, I decided to capture a few shots of them resting on perches.

Techs: Canon 50D, 70-200 f/4 L IS @ 176mm
handheld
1/160 @ f/4
ISO 400
NR on the background
About 80% of the frame.

Larger Version included.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 29, 2012 at 8:29 AM

This is very nice Keith, I especially like the iridescence of the bird and dappled colors of the BG..
Excellent plane of focus & sharp at f/4, well done!

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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 29, 2012 at 8:31 AM

Really like the detail and colors you caught. Good pose the hummer is in. Sharpness is outstanding IMHO. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 29, 2012 at 11:22 AM

Excellent. I always enjoy shots of these birds perching.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 29, 2012 at 2:39 PM

Hello Keith, nice species in excellent environment - like the colors. Actually it's nice to one perched for a change instead of in the air ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on June 29, 2012 at 2:43 PM

Really nice! I like the background and the bird has really good detail in the large version. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 29, 2012 at 8:52 PM

Beautiful. Great detail, great light and a nice bg

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Comment posted by David Williams on June 29, 2012 at 11:08 PM

Wonderfully sharp with rich colors, Keith.....love it.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on June 30, 2012 at 9:11 AM

Beautiful shot of this hummer, Keith. I particularly like the colors, detail and bg. Also, you very skillfully handled the limited DOF.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 30, 2012 at 9:41 PM

Gorgeous shot Keith. The background and the sitting pose which shows off all the beautiful colors makes this shot for me.
May

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