Anna's Hummingbird

[Kerry Perkins]

Just happened to notice this fellow in a snag while I was looking for larger subjects. Very large crop so lost some detail, but was pretty impressed at what the camera was able to make of it!

Converted and cropped in LR2, then processed and sharpened in PS CS4. Used levels to boost mids, vibrance to bring out colors, and curves to balance the light a bit.

50D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/800 ISO 400 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, HH, 580EX II FEC -1 2/3

Thank you for your comments!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Kerry - lovely job of capturing the colours and the sheen - good job with the PP.
Bird just pops from the BG so well... Detail looks pretty good to my eyes.

Big congrats - Love it :)

[Gus Cobos]

Nicely done Kerry,
I like the composition, image and capture...the color rendition is dead on. Love the head angle and sharp eye contact...well done...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Like it as presented. Framed well and subject has a nice HA with strong eye.

[Dan Brown]

Good work with the large crop Kerry! Nice sharpness and detail!

[Gail Spitler]

Agree with the above comments - plus this is a great perch; bg really sets the off nicely, nicely.
Excellent work on the processing
Cheers
Gail

[Buddy scherr]

Amazing colors!

[Alfred Forns]

You nailed the light angle and the entire bird is lit up !!! Just mighty fine ... all you need is to go out and get an 800 :)

[Kerry Perkins]

Al, the 800 is a great idea! Think I'll run that past the wife... :D At a mere $12K should be no problem! :eek:

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Awesome colors and considering the crop you mention you still had lots of details. HA and eye contact are on.