Hummer on salvia

Gallery: AvianPosted September 21, 2012159 views4 comments

Caught this hummingbird feeding on the black and blue salvia at the nature center. This seemed to be its favorite spot, as the hummer defended it from all others.

Canon T3i
1/640 @ F-11 ISO 800
Sigma 150-500 @ 500mm +Kenko 1.4 telecoverter
monopod.

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4 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 21, 2012 at 11:43 PM

Fine composition John, hummer stands out very well. Slightly noisy background on the larger view.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 22, 2012 at 3:03 AM

Nice capture John. I like the flowers and good wing position. I agree the larger version might need a round of NR. I might also do another round of selective sharpening on the eye and neck. Not sure why that area looks a touch softer considering the rest of the hummer is sharp.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on September 22, 2012 at 10:32 AM

Very nice. Pose is classic with just the right wing blur. works well against the green bg

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 26, 2012 at 6:10 PM

Lovely image John.
May

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