Volcano Humminbird

[gail bisson]

While waiting for the resplendant quetzals to make an appearance, I saw several other birds.
This sweet little volcano hummingbird landed on this bromeliad.
This will not appeal to a lot of you but it is fun to put "different" stuff on the board.
The rain had stopped but still dark and cloudy.
Canon 1Dx 600mm ISO 1600 SS 1/500@ 6.3
Processed in LR CC and PS CC. Nothing added or cloned. Shot as vertical. Crop to 60%FF
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Aditya Sridhar]

Beautiful image, Gail! I love the perch. Background's very nice as well. I like the bird's size in the frame - I think it's anchored well by the plant. Personally, I find that in habitat shots, it's important to highlight the subject as they tend to get lost easily. I darkened the background and parts of the perch while dodging the bird to make it pop out a little more. I'm working on a laptop, so if my repost is too dark, maybe you go a bit lighter.

[dankearl]

Nice Habitat scene, I think the bird has to be a bit larger for this to even be a "small bird in the frame" photo,
This is more of a Flora photo and as such I think the foliage needs to be sharper throughout the entire frame.

[John Mack]

Nice of this hummer to perch right on that flower for you. Never heard of a volcano hummer. Pretty neat little bird.

[Bill Dix]

Call it what you will, Flora or Fauna, I love it. It shows just how tiny these hummers are. Beautiful flora. Aditya's RP is a good suggestion.

[Alex Becker]

I like it Gail! It's different and highlights how small this bird is. BG is nice and so is the flower. The perch is good, but I don't love the hanging bark, but that's pretty minor. TFS

[William Dickson]

Its a lovely looking image Gail...Beautiful colours and detail throughout, but for me, the bird is too small in frame looking at it on here. But, I think if this was printed large, it would look real good.

Will

[gail bisson]

Thanks Aditya. I like your repost and suggestions.

Beautiful image, Gail! I love the perch. Background's very nice as well. I like the bird's size in the frame - I think it's anchored well by the plant. Personally, I find that in habitat shots, it's important to highlight the subject as they tend to get lost easily. I darkened the background and parts of the perch while dodging the bird to make it pop out a little more. I'm working on a laptop, so if my repost is too dark, maybe you go a bit lighter.