Hummer in the Cactus

Elizabeth: I think this is stronger than your previous hummer shots. I like the overall composition, but do wish for more room. The hummer is very tight on the bottom of the frame. I also prefer hummer images where the beak is not buried in a flower. I wait for them to back up, or catch them as the come in to take a look. Still a nice image that I believe it an improvement.

I'll keep trying. I understand what you are saying. I've not used the Sigma all that much. It's a second story deck that over looks the cactus tree, not really a tree, but it's tall and wide. It's in the corner of the deck. There's a large globe light in the corner on top of the railing. Once the sun comes out, I have to quit or else the photos are all overexposed. I'm not familiar with the lens, so that might explain the tightness. I am pleased you see an improvement.

So cool! Guess I don't think of hummingbirds and cactus going together. I too wish for a bit more room around the bird itself, but like the rest of the composition, including the position of the bird, with bill in flower.

I think you have some wonderful opportunities to get some nice hummer flower shots. You may try to increase you shutter speed and go with a wider aperture to help freeze the motion some more. I do not mind the beak buried so much as long as the rest of the hummer is sharp. You are trying to get some of the hardest shots to get in going for hummer flight shots! Way to go.

I'll look tomorrow, but I think I did crop this a bit. Thank you all, I'm happy.

These are hard images to get but you improve with every new post.

Thank you. I did lookand I did crop off the bottom. Next time I'll leave more space.