Ruby-throated Hummingbird

[Jim Crosswell]

Canon 30D
100-400L IS
ISO 250
400mm
f/6.3
1/1000s
tripod
remote switch

This is taken in my backyard last year. It is a set-up at a feeder. The plant is a butterfly bush flower with a OOF towel in the distance. I wished I used a higher ISO and shutter speed but I still like the result. All C&Cs welcome.

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice setup, towel works well for BG! needs a bit more sharpening IMO. Perfect eye contact and beautiful wing position TFS

[Harshad Barve]

lovely wing pose and blur adds much here , nice BG and spot on exposure ,
Have you used Flash here ?
TFS

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, sharpness and eye contact. The flower is noticeably less sharp than the bird. I guess it pays to have towels with lots of different colors. :)

[Jim Crosswell]

Harshad there was no flash used on this image. It was taken at 11am in July of 2008.

[Harshad Barve]

Harshad there was no flash used on this image. It was taken at 11am in July of 2008.


Thanks Jim , I was sure you have not used flash but just wanted to confirm , May be ISO 400 next time :)

[Raymond Barlow]

very nice Jim, interesting bg colour., I like the non-flash exposure.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nice expo, one round sharpness sure required, nice pose, great details and BG adds well here...

[Jim Crosswell]

I didn't sharpen the original post after resizing. Here it is with a little sharpening.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Jim...abt sharpening something between the two will work better IMO. And my suggestion would be to leave the wings unsharpened as they are blurred.

I like the bird's pose, comp and the catchlight. Liked the flower too. Abt the BG, am not that sure. The color is great no doubt....but its a little too unnatural for my tastes.

Thx for sharing. love hummingbirds.

[Jim Crosswell]

Jim...abt sharpening something between the two will work better IMO. And my suggestion would be to leave the wings unsharpened as they are blurred.

I like the bird's pose, comp and the catchlight. Liked the flower too. Abt the BG, am not that sure. The color is great no doubt....but its a little too unnatural for my tastes.

Thx for sharing. love hummingbirds.

Here it is with your suggestions. I agree with you about the BG. I use natural BGs now but I still like this image.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Jim...I liked the latest post. And I like the image too. A lot actually. Thx.