White-throated Mountain-gem

[Richard Unsworth]

Savegre Costa Rica

an endemic but fairly common through its range, this is a female
removed annoying leaves BR


1/80 on tripod
fl 260 0n 100-400
ISO 400
F6.3

[arash_hazeghi]

good HA and good details. I like the subtle water drops on the tail. the main issue here is the busy BG

[jack williamson]

Well exposed and sharp, colorful little HB. Must be a treat to go to Savegre.

Jack

[Alan Murphy]

Great detail with the little water drops.

[laurie golden]

The bird and perch are great. I would like a clear background.

[Robert Holguin]

Beautiful bird and excellent shot. Love the pose and superb details.
Well done.

[PhilCook]

The fine feather detail on the chest overlapping the wing is superb, lovely pose and the colors fantastic

[Shawn Zierman]

Beautiful bird. Light quality is a bit flat but ultimately worked in your favor regarding shadows
in the background. The bird is too large in the frame imo. Also, the background control is pretty
poor. In this scenario, since you had a zoom, a suggestion would be to zoom out, show the
hummer smaller in the frame, and explore more scenic/habitat inclusive images.

[christopher galeski]

like thepose and good detail in the bird,agree about the BG,thanks.

[Richard Unsworth]

Thanks for the comments everyone

had a little play, dropped sat in BG, used brush blur on it, added canvas to base, stepped back a little
the real BG was a big mess, some weird plants lol

just have a look and tell me if its any better now