Green Honeycreeper (female)

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken at my set up in Costa Rica earlier this year. I will try to post an image of the male next week. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L f4
ISO 1250
1/250s
f6.3
Tripod
Manual Mode

[Marina Scarr]

Stunning bird, perch and Bg, Jim. She's pretty darn good looking for a female. I can only image what the male looks like. Love the intricacies of the vegetation on the perch.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Terrific green on green motif! I also dig the lichens on the nice perch. Good comp, techs. Although seemingly minor I'd remove the bluish cast to the pupil - makes it look like a slight haze in the eye.

[David Salem]

Fantastic shot of this beautiful female Jim. I too like the green on green look. The techs look perfect as do the feather details. Nice perch too. Well done!

[Bill Dix]

Feel's like St. Patrick's Day. Beautiful little honeycreeper and lovely setup perch, with good techs. Green on green is striking, but I find myself wondering if a different bg might enhance the bird even more.

[Grace Scalzo]

I just love it when things compliment each other so well....love the green on green. Delicate lichens soften that perch and the eye just pops. What a beauty, Jim. THanks for sharing it.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Pretty girl!
I like the pose she gave you and the eye contact. Now talking about eyes, I would darken the pupil a tad.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Super bird, superb angle, lovely perch and clean BG. 10/10 Sir!

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.

[gail bisson]

It's not hard to be green when you are this pretty!
Would like a bit more room on the LHS for the tail if you have it.
The size of the perch is perfectly suited for the bird,
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. I will give the image another look and incorporate some of them.