RT humming bird

Gallery: AvianPosted September 27, 2012113 views4 comments

Was not looking for hummers, but found myself where 3 were duelling it out over an arbor covered with gourds. They chose to land on the old wire of the arbor. I liked the delicate small bird and the rough old wire. Moderator move to Man and Nature if you think it should be there.

Canon T3i
1/640 @ F-10 ISO 400
Canon EF-70-300 IS USM @ 300mm
HH IS on Spot meter

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 27, 2012 at 6:48 PM

I've shot hummers on similar perches and I like your thoughts on delicate vs rough wire. I'd have likely gone with less space on top and more wire showing below - if you are going to include it in the frame you might as well make the most of it.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 27, 2012 at 9:57 PM

Hi John: I think this image is just fine in Avian. The main subject to me is the hummer. It is interesting to see the small delicate hummer on a pretty tough old wire. Nice back pose. Maybe a touch more selective sharpening on the head. Nice capture.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 29, 2012 at 1:24 PM

Beautiful colors in this image. I agree with the suggestion to selectively sharpen the back of the head a bit more. The pose of the bird is really nice.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 1, 2012 at 2:43 PM

Good eye contact and wonderful background work for me, I also would agree just a little more sharpening on the hummer and you have a winner.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments