Posing Hummer

[Lorant Voros]

I took this photo about a month ago in the late rainy afternoon ours in Mexico City. This male Broadbill Hummingbird noticed me and looked at me curiously. Comments are appreciated as always. Thanks for looking.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3199/hummerchristf.jpg


1DMKIII
500mm f:4
ISO 1600
f:8
1/640
Flash +BB
Tripod

[Stu Bowie]

A different perspective from a Hummer image, and this works for me, symmetry at its best. I like the colours on the chest, and how are those tiny feet.

[Kiran Poonacha]

great perpective indeed brother, congrats..

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful perspective, nice sharpness & killer BG
TFS

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Interesting pose and good BG. Is the bill open or does it just look like it? I would run NR on the BG.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Did you hang a flower off your lens hood?? :-)

I like the pose, we don't see this vantage point too often with hummers. Image details seem to be suffering a bit. Big crop?

[Arsdel Fluesmeier]

A very nice shot. Perspective is good. Looks like a jewel.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I also wonder why so little details, but I LOVE the pose. It's a Jesus bird. :) And before anyone wants to chastise me, I am a Roman Catholic. :D The iridescent colors are super!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Great post, need flash settings. I assume ETTL, maybe -2 (SWAG). Not sure about lose of detail, is it a tad underexposed - how does hist look?

On balance, cool image and unique pose.