Rufous Hummingbird

[Paul Kusmin]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1394/4551445457_b65bf9ec19_o.jpg

Shot this the other day after work, found a reliable perch and waited.
Tiny little fire-balls :).

D300 + 500mm f4 AFS-I + 1.4x tele + Gitzo 3530 + Jobu BWG-P head

Focal length: 700mm
Focus Mode: AF-C
Aperture: F/5.6
Shutter: 1/100s
A-Priority
Exposure Comp: +0.7EV
Spot metered
ISO: 400
Flash: on (not sure if it fired though, batteries were running dry)

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice hummer. I have yet to get any good images of this species. Next time, you might try attaching a thinner perch to the end of this one. You might also try some NR on the BG. Nice overcast light and profile.

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely detail and colour! I detect a bit of noise on the darker parts of the primaries and tail feathers, maybe slight noise reduction run selectively on those areas will improve it as posted.

[Katie Rupp]

Gorgeous color on this hummer which contrasts nicely with the bg;sharp with good details and I didn't see any noise before reading the other comments.

[denise ippolito]

Super details and colors. I love the pose. I agree w/ thinner perch but I would still be happy w/ this shot:)

[Gal Shon]

What a beauty...
Colors and Comp are great.
Agree with comments regarding a thinner perch and the noise.

[Peter Hawrylyshyn]

Paul
Very nicely down
Great colors, nailed the exposure, and excellent detail in the HB
Assuming this wasn't at a feeder setup - the perch is what it is
Surprised by the amount of BKGD noise at ISO 400 - - was this full frame?
Thanks for sharing

[Paul Kusmin]

Thanks for the comments everyone.
No, it's not full frame but it's not much of a crop either.
I didn't actually run any NR on BG and that's something i usually do at ISO 400. To my eyes last night it looked alright but i do notice the noise now, something i can deal with easily enough.
Attaching another perch to the existing is a good idea, something i had not considered.

[Arsdel Fluesmeier]

Excellent photo. The bkgnd. is great. Bird detail is outstanding. Colors are great./

[Troy Lim]

I am loving this shot. WOW. ;)