Speckled Hummingbird in Colombia

[Peter Dexter]

Canon 7D w 400 5.6

1/500
F 7.1
ISO 1000
Neat Image

Feeding at an Abutilon species.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/Pitter/Hummers/Speckled%20Hummingbird/IMG_9020t_filtereds_zpsddd2c4ab.jpg

[jack williamson]

A different view of a hummer, we usually see a flight shot, this is nice. IQ is not the greatest and the BG is muddy but cool behavior.

[PhilCook]

Have to agree with Jack, and yes it is a nice composition in particular I think the background need more noise reduction/blur to smooth out the graininess and I'd also suggest crop out the bright area top right

[Marina Scarr]

You did a good job capturing this image, and it is nice to see a hummer that is not in flight. Face is nice and visible. The IQ does seem to be lacking as I am not seeing a whole lot of details in the feathers. The 7D usually has a tough time with ISO's over 800 and I wonder whether how much noise reduction you applied to the bird itself. I am also seeing some degradation in the background. Looking forward to seeing more.