White - bellied Sunbird ( Male )

[Arno Ellmer]

It is mid - winter in South Africa and the Aloes are in full bloom.The sunbirds and bees are making the most of the nectar on offer.
Image created in Skukuza Camp , Kruger National Park.

Canon Mk IV
70-200mm f/2.8 LS II USM @ 200mm
f/ 6.3
1/1000
ISO 800
EC +1/3
Hand held

[Sachin Saraf]

Arno, this is superb capture...Love the perch, Pose and sharpness..might tone down the highlights on perch between the feet. TFS

[James Fuller]

What a nice perch...feathers on the face look overexposed.

[PhilCook]

Vibrant and sharp shot, love the flower perch, as mentioned some of the highlights are a tad bright, but still full of great color

[Alan Murphy]

I like the glow on the belly. Nice image.

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful bird and nice perch, Arno.

[dankearl]

I think a tad less brightness would look nice, Very attractive bird.
The "perch" is just awesome, very nice.
A bit of sharpening noise around the bill.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Arno, lovely colourful iridescence, and I like the pose. Good DOF throughout the image too. I dont have a single sunbird image in my files.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Neat bird and perch, and very nice BG. Bummer about the harsh highlights on the subject.

[J van Noordwyk]

It is so difficult to get the exposure precisely right on these shiny birdies U dit verry well here Arno top notch photography.

[Satish Ranadive]

Fabulous image with very nice composition.Love the beautiful colors and perch.

[Arno Ellmer]

Thank you all for the kind and positive feedback.I often find it difficult to portray and expose birds with a metallic sheen well and realistic.