Rufous Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted May 18, 2016115 views7 comments

Just a simple perched hummingbird, but I liked the pose, the light and the perch (one I attached across the curve of the shepherd's crook to which the feeder is attached).

7D2, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held, f/7.1, 1/250, iso 640, aperture priority, pattern metering, - 1/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 12.5 MP before resizing. Taken at 6:10 am this morning.

Comments and criticisms are always welcome and appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on May 18, 2016 at 9:14 PM

Dennis, this is great--a very good pose, composition, and light. I like this a lot. I do find the bright patches on the upper left and right somewhat distracting, and I think if toned down it would be perfect. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 18, 2016 at 9:27 PM

Nice image, Dennis. Great bg, good perch.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 18, 2016 at 9:50 PM

I love the pose and the lighting. Great detail and bg. Very nice, Dennis!

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 19, 2016 at 6:42 PM

Excellent image, Dennis. Great pose and light. The perch provides a very interesting element to the image. Comp is very pleasing as well.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 20, 2016 at 6:11 AM

A simple and beautiful portrait Dennis laugh

Sweet light and sharp details!

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on May 20, 2016 at 9:26 AM

Very nice portrait of this Hummingbird Dennis. You're right about the pose , light and the perch, all very complimentary. Nice work! devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 20, 2016 at 8:16 PM

This works very well. Wonderful light which I think is the best part of the image. All the technical stuff is very well done but only the early birds who are up in time to catch that morning light get the prize.

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