Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Azure-crowned Hummingbird from Honduras last week

  1. #1
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Feb 2018
    Location
    San Mateo, CA
    Posts
    3,643
    Threads
    398
    Thank You Posts

    Default Azure-crowned Hummingbird from Honduras last week

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Just returned from a whirlwind 7-day promotional birding tour of Honduras. I'll be writing about my experiences for my blog and the
    Nature Travel Network, but if anyone is interested in Honduras please feel free to drop me a note. The tourism folks had us moving
    pretty fast; there wasn't much time to shoot, but I did squeeze out a few shots between mostly fantastic bouts of birding, this one
    included.

    Canon 400mm f/4 IS D II on EOS 7D2
    1/320 at f/5.6, ISO 800, handheld
    Process in LR CC with usual sliders

    I'm home for 5 days then off to Colombia for 7 weeks to help the Audubon Society scout birding locations and develop birding itineraries
    in the Southwestern and Eastern Andes. Should be amazing. I've been to Colombia twice before and it seems to get better each time.

    Cheers!
    Dorian

  2. #2
    Super Moderator arash_hazeghi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    San Francisco, California, United States
    Posts
    18,553
    Threads
    1,320
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    sweet shot Dorion looks like you are having fun there
    New! Sony Capture One Pro Guide 2022
    https://arihazeghiphotography.com/Gu.../Sony_C1P.html


    ------------------------------------------------
    Visit my blog
    http://www.arihazeghiphotography.com/blog

  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Staten Island, New York
    Posts
    3,124
    Threads
    260
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Very nice details and head angle.Bird stands out really well against that background. I would tone down the highlights at the edge of the stick and add a couple of points of black to the bird.

  4. #4
    BPN Member
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Posts
    2,975
    Threads
    322
    Thank You Posts
    Blog Entries
    1

    Default

    Safe travels, sounds wonderful. Love this image only wish of course the perch wasn't so "boring" Terrific HA and detail, lovely BG, go get them birds Dorian!

  5. #5
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Feb 2018
    Location
    San Mateo, CA
    Posts
    3,643
    Threads
    398
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by annmpacheco View Post
    Safe travels, sounds wonderful. Love this image only wish of course the perch wasn't so "boring" Terrific HA and detail, lovely BG, go get them birds Dorian!
    Yeah, woulda been nice to have something mossy! This was at a tiny array in someone's backyard just off a main highway. The house was just a collection of wooden boards without indoor plumbing, but
    family that has figured out they can make a few bucks by charging $2/visitor to see their hummingbirds. Our press tour stayed about an hour. The $5 tip I left them seemed to make their day. Kinda keeps
    everything in perspective........

  6. #6
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Aug 2014
    Location
    Phoenix, AZ, USA
    Posts
    336
    Threads
    47
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    This is awesome! Great detail and light, for my hummingbirds I prefer to have more room on top than bottom, but maybe that's just me.

  7. #7
    Super Moderator Daniel Cadieux's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Ottawa, Canada
    Posts
    26,311
    Threads
    3,979
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Pointing your lens up a bit more (or cropping to make it seem that way) would have helped the comp IMO. Having said this, what a terrific bird with fantastic colours and details. Thank you also for the additional information provided in regards to the locals. Have a great trip!

  8. #8
    BPN Member Bill Dix's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Princeton, NJ
    Posts
    12,487
    Threads
    1,892
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Beautiful hummer that I've never seen before. Love the colors and details. Good critique above.

  9. #9
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Apr 2016
    Location
    Eagle Mountain, Utah
    Posts
    2,709
    Threads
    475
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Beautiful Image. I won't change anything except reducing the highlights on the perch.

    Amazing colors.

    Thanks for sharing

  10. #10
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Location
    Canberra, Australia
    Posts
    1,667
    Threads
    150
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nothing I'd change here Dorian. This is pretty close to perfect in my books and a stunning bird as a bonus. Simply gorgeous.

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics