Anna's Hummingbird

Gallery: AvianPosted June 6, 2012133 views9 comments

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

Place: Gilbert Water Ranch, AZ
Date: February 29, 2012, 8:38 am
Equipment: Nikon D300, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8, TC20E III (2x), Gitzo 1325, RRS BH55, Sidekick
Exposure: ISO 800, Aperture priority spot metered 1/800th at f/8
Raw, PS CS3 on Mac, 64% of frame
Not set up, not baited, no flash
A small twig has been cloned out near the hummingbird

Another Anna’s from the backlog I’m starting to deal with.

As always: honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Larger image provided for critical viewing.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on June 6, 2012 at 2:22 PM

Looks superb to me !
Why don't we get stuff like that over here

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 6, 2012 at 8:11 PM

Nice eye contact here.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 6, 2012 at 10:52 PM

Superb detail in the plumage, Richard and that's a great head turn. I'm a bit ambivalent about the oof twigs in the bg. It would seem rather empty without them, but they do seem to draw my eye a bit.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 7, 2012 at 12:00 AM

Beautiful work as always Richard. You captured that wonderful pugnacious attitude that these little birds have.

Peter

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 7, 2012 at 6:58 PM

Technical side looks excellent Rich..You really caught the light nicely on the birds burgundy colored gorget.

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 8, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Very nice detail and exposure on this Richard. i know you have already taken this down to 64% of FF, but if it were mine, I might crop a touch more off the right side to get rid of the OOF branch on the lower right of the frame. It certainly doesn't add anything and think it detracts from a very nice subject.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on June 9, 2012 at 7:43 AM

Very nice shot. Great sharpness, feather detail and color. I would leave the crop as is.