This juvenile male Green-crowned Brilliant attempted a one-footed landing on the red passion flower, lost his balance and in the process knocked most of the pollen off the flower. Photographed earlier this month in Costa Rica on a workshop with Doug Brown and Greg Basco.
Canon 5D Mk III, EF 70-200mm f/2.8 at 145mm, 1/200", f14, ISO 400 on tripod, multi-flash setup. Bird was attracted to flower with injection of sugar water.
Very natural lighting (if I do say so myself ). Love the pollen and the nice detail. I'd prefer better wing position, but the pollen carries the day! Enjoyed having you on the workshop Bill!
The greens in this photo are just amazing. The lighting looks very natural here, something that I know (from experience) is not easy to do.
The pollen flying makes the image for me. If I had to nit-pick (and I guess that's part of the critique), I just wish the outer wing was separated from the flower. Not much you can do there, though.