Violet-crowned Woodnymph

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken in Costa Rica in January. It was in a dark area in the rain forest. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated

Canon 40D
500L f4
ISO 640
f5
1/25s
Ev 0.33
Tripod

[Mike Delgado]

Dark area or not you managed to get a great picture. Nice colors & bg.

[Paul Lagasi]

A very nice Hummingbird but then, they all are...very sharp head and gorget, thanks for sharing

[dankearl]

Very attractive Hummingbird. It looks the the top of the head and and back are a bit soft.
Is 1/25 accurate? That would explain it, was a flash possible?

[Jim Crosswell]

Very attractive Hummingbird. It looks the the top of the head and and back are a bit soft.
Is 1/25 accurate? That would explain it, was a flash possible?

Thanks Dan. I had the flash set-up for fill but it did't fire. The 1/25s is accurate.

[Peter Scholer]

Stunning colors on a very beautiful bird. What a wonderful pose and HA.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very tricky image but you did exceptionally well. I appreciate the light was low, however I would suggest ISO 800 and a slightly smaller aperture would have given a tad more DOF and the rear of the head would then have been in focus, easier said than done, I appreciate the difficult circumstances.

[Marc Mol]

Beautiful colour, BG and clarity Jim, agree on a touch more DOF.
TFS

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Jim, excellent sharpness at that SS. I am liking the shallow DOF here..puts the focus on the sharp killer feathers and the eye. perfect HA.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.

[Karl Egressy]

Simple perch which brings out the beauty of the bird even more. Great pose, nice head turn and lovely background, Jim.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice hummer, if mine, I would warm the exposure a tad.