Buff-Tailed Coronet

[Linda Robbins]

Tandayapa, Ecuador

This hummingbird was doing a wing stretch.... The bg is a distant foggy morning sky.


Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
500mm IS lens
2x teleconverter
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure compensation: +2
Flash: On
ISO: 400
Focal length: 1000mm

[Del Cockroft]

A beautiful capture. It's almost as if the bird is posing just for you.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning capture Linda and to be able to capture this straight on with the wonderful fanned tail is outstanding. Would love to have the opportunity one day to capture the hummingbirds. Beautiful work !!!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very cool pose, I have never seen this behavior before. Thanks for sharing.

[Aidan Briggs]

Very nice Linda. I love the pose and sharpness. I'm not sure about the broken off perch.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Love it! The pose is extraordinary! The light and BG are superb, the one thing I'm not crazy about is the perch, to horizontal an "big" for the little guy (personal taste) ans the catch light doesn't look real. Congratulaitons!!!

[Arthur Morris]

The perch is unfortunately the perch. The catchlight looks fine to me. Please explain why it looks unnatural to you Ramon. Thanks.