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Anna's Hummer
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Anna's Hummer

by Jim Hansen

Gallery: AvianPosted August 7, 2018976 views3 comments
Anna's hummingbird, shot from my deck.  Been a lot of these around this year, and so far just Anna's, though Rufous do show here at times.  I liked the pose and the lighting on this one.  The background was only so-so, so I used a Gaussian blur.
D500, 150-600 @ 600, f7.1, 1/200, ISO 1600, tripod.  Comments and criticism always highly valued.  

After posting, realized I made it bigger than I wanted to.  There are noticeable effects of the Gaussian blur to the right of the bird, which doesn't show in smaller versions.  Just so you know I am aware of it, and plan to fix it.

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 7, 2018 at 10:33 PM
Most excellent, Jim, with perfect BG. I like the lush green pallette.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 8, 2018 at 1:48 PM
Lovely detailed shot of the hummer, Jim, and the perch is perfectly sized for the bird and nicely slanted.  I see the artifacts you're talking about but they're pretty minor and easily fixed.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by David Bogener on August 10, 2018 at 1:33 PM
Nice composition and look back pose.  Good detail.
Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments