Costa's Hummingbird

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;


Lost a 20 year old, 15' high Night Blooming Cerus this winter. They removed the remains yesterday, and I was able to move my feeders to get about 3 hours more light on them & eliminate annoying shadows, also use the blue sky as a background with smaller camera adjustments.



Photographed this male Costas Hummingbird in our garden this morning.


Will now plant the Cereus replacement in a different place.

Comments welcome and always appreciated.


Gus


Olympus E-3, Zuiko ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD, @ 400 mm equiv. Gitzo GM3550 MonoPod
AP: F/6.3, 1/800s, ISO 100, -0.3-eV, CWA, sRGB, AWB

[Richard Stern]

Hi Gus,

A super image, with excellent bird details, colors, and positioning in the frame. I like the white line framing the image, but I realize that 's a matter of personal preference. The head is slightly turned away, but the forward leaning stance gives the bird a sense of purpose and makes up for it.

Richard

[Martin Wallis]

I like the image. I'd probably lighten the eye up and personally get rid of the white border.
Cheers

[Greg Basco]

Gus, really nice colors and a good job on the exposure. I agree with Martin about losing the white frame for presentation here.

Cheers,
Greg Basco