Green Crowned Brilliant

Gallery: AvianPosted May 30, 2013144 views9 comments

I returned earlier this week from leading my Landscape Photographic Workshop in Costa Rica. While birds were not the primary subject, the abundance of hummingbirds is something that always presents nice opportunities.

This little Green Crowned brilliant was on a feeder that was at eye level so I decided to get a nice tight head shot while walking around. This is the result.
While I liked the detail captured, the slight movement of of the beak was a bummer. Oh well.

90% of full frame

70-200 f/4 @ 200mm
ISO 400
1/125 @ f/4

Larger version provided.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 31, 2013 at 2:39 AM

Keith,
A very apt name for this bird, just a tad more shutter speed would have been perfect, next time

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on May 31, 2013 at 6:35 AM

Nice bird Keith. Great sharpness (apart from the beak) and the colours are wonderful, brilliant even. The markings are amazing.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 31, 2013 at 11:28 AM

Wow, brilliant image Keith.
May

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 31, 2013 at 2:07 PM

Really nice colors and great detail in the throat and eye. Amazing to get a portrait shot of a hummer! Sharon

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on May 31, 2013 at 5:11 PM

Great details and beautiful colors. Actually I like the close-up cropping too. Well done Keith !

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Comment posted by John Sherman on May 31, 2013 at 5:33 PM

Outstanding detail makes this fun to look at. A gorgeous bird.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on June 1, 2013 at 6:54 PM

Fantastic colors and detail.... great posting Keith.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 2, 2013 at 7:08 PM

Well, it's not your sharpest portrait, Keith, but I'd keep it and show it off if it were mine. Extraordinary pattern of greens and white and a great big eye to engage with this tiny bird. What's not to love about this! I hope it was as fun to capture as it is to view.

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Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on June 10, 2013 at 3:59 PM

What a beautiful looking little bird! I love his pretty green colors, his pose and the whole image! Great image!

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