Violet-tailed Sylph

Gallery: AvianPosted August 9, 201646 views5 comments

Image was taken at Sachatamia Lodge with Nate Chappell in Ecuador/2016. From a distance I watched the Sylph land on the perch, fly away and return to the exact spot several times. I positioned myself, waited a short time and the hummingbird reappeared! At another lodge named Guango we took some nice images of the Long-tailed Sylph. Hummingbird photography can be very addicting!

ISO 1000
1/100
f/5.6

Canon 7d II
100-400mm IS lens
Gitzo tripod
Wimberley gimbal head
Canon 580 ex II speedlite

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Paula LeVay on August 9, 2016 at 2:28 PM

Gorgeous bird and pose! The glint in his eye and the attractive woodsy background add much to the picture.

Registered on July 29, 2016, 66 Posts, 270 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 9, 2016 at 8:06 PM

Great shot of a beautiful bird, Joseph. That pose is awesome. My only small nit would be that I would be tempted to move the bird to the right in the composition, slightly off center, however, I do not know what that would bring into the background on the left.
This is a beautiful image as posted.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 10, 2016 at 12:09 AM

What a wonderful little hummer Joseph. This has beautiful colors and a lot fo really nice elements. I would maybe think about shifting the hummer to the right in the frame a bit to offset it more from dead center. Great post. Welcome to NPN.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 10, 2016 at 2:16 PM

Excellent detail in the hummingbird, Joseph, and I love the moss clump as a perch. I think a touch more room at the top would make this image even better. You might think about cropping to a 4x5 format, taking a bit off both sides and maybe a touch from the bottom to give the illusion that there's more room above. That would also minimize the dark area in the lower left corner that tends to draw the eye a bit.

devil

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

Comment posted by Joseph Messenbaugh on August 11, 2016 at 6:52 AM

Thanks everyone for your warm welcome to NPN! Your constructive critiques regarding the composition are much appreciated.

Joseph

Registered on August 6, 2016, 8 Posts, 12 Comments