Green Violetear

Gallery: AvianPosted January 14, 2013258 views20 comments

Olympus E-5, 300mm x 2.0TC, tripod
f5.7, 1/200, ISO400

The perch and background is a giant bromeliad. The pleasures of cloud forests certainly include bromeliads; the clouds result in chronically low light.

75% of full frame, selective sharpening.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

(Bandwidth at the lodges we're staying at is quite limited. I'll get my comments posted when I get a better connection.)

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 14, 2013 at 10:42 PM

Lovely bird and perch. The low light didn't cause any problems in the result IMO.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 15, 2013 at 12:33 AM

delightful - nice pose and excellent BG.
Have a great trip!!
sandy

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on January 15, 2013 at 3:47 AM

Attractive pose of the beautiful bird. The perching and background are gorgeous. Very well done !!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 15, 2013 at 8:19 AM

The conditions haven't prevented you from getting good detail and catchlight here. Nice capture of this beauty Jim.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 15, 2013 at 8:52 AM

One of my favorite little hummers. The bromeliad background really puts this in perfect context. The larger version shows off the bird very nice. Have fun!

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on January 15, 2013 at 1:39 PM

Sweet photo! I like the lighting and the perch!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 15, 2013 at 1:52 PM

Nice, Jim. Beautiful bird and well photographed.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 15, 2013 at 1:58 PM

Beautiful colors to this hummer and a wonderful setting, way to go Jim.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on January 15, 2013 at 1:59 PM

Lovely colors and a "dreamy" looking background. Good job

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Comment posted by James Allen on January 15, 2013 at 3:26 PM

The larger image really shows the bird well and the broad leaves create a beautiful BG. Enjoy the vacation!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 15, 2013 at 4:07 PM

An absolutely beautful photograph. An awesome bird shown with great detail and a very pleasing composition.

Sweet One Jim

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 15, 2013 at 6:03 PM

Sweet image Jim, you've really scored with this one

No nits, very nice as posted

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 16, 2013 at 9:42 AM

Beautiful capture of this little gem! Nice pose and comp in this. The green background and the lines of the plant work really well. Great image!

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on January 16, 2013 at 1:30 PM

Beautiful image, Jim. The curves of the leaves add a lot to this image. Really nice colors. Very well presented.

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on January 17, 2013 at 6:02 AM

Great background - love the matching colors and the curved lines.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on January 17, 2013 at 1:56 PM

Beautiful little bird in a nice comp and pose and the BG is stellar.

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on January 18, 2013 at 11:18 AM

I've never seen such vibrant colors. Well done!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 19, 2013 at 12:54 AM

Wonderful verdant tones, pose and image clarity. Lovely bird too.

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Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on January 19, 2013 at 1:17 AM

What a beautiful bird! I like how the background is all one color and I love all the beautiful colors on the violetear.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on January 19, 2013 at 9:53 AM

Lovely presentation, Jim! It's a good day when clouds appear for Hummers over there - Ecuador?

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