Female Anna's Hummingbird

I removed a couple oof branches in the bg and the flash eye shine here. I left the "stuff" on the bill because it seemed to be permanent. This bird was not coming to a feeder, so I don't know why she has the "stuff" stuck to her bill, but it was there for 3 days at least? The white fluff must have been moving or is oof due to the shallow dof? C&C welcome.



Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Optional,TTL, -3.0
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
VR Image Stabilization: On
AF mode: AF-C

Love that perch Dan. Some slight BG blur would be nice here and a little off the right for a stronger comp.

You really should take that scotch tape off her bill :-) It's probably a spider web.

Excellent shot, nice light great colours and fine detail.

This is great, Dan! Love the pose & feather details, great perch. Good suggestions above.

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Originally Posted by Alan Murphy

Love that perch Dan. Some slight BG blur would be nice here and a little off the right for a stronger comp.

You really should take that scotch tape off her bill :-) It's probably a spider web.

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Thanks guys! Alan, I will apply your suggestions but I think I will leave the "stuff" and call it spider web!

Wonderful image. I really like the background and perch, great pose, and very nice detail.
Well done.

Pin sharp, a super pose detail and colours

Hi Dan, I like the angled pose, sharp, and the multi coloured iridescence looks great. Killer BG, and modern day spiders must be reinforcing their silks. :w3

Really love the comp of this image! Great background, detail and colours!

Superbly done! :S3:

sweet as it gets.