Juvenile Broad-billed Hummingbird (Female)

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi folks:

Photographed this little Hummingbird at Madera Kubo B&B, Madera Canyon, AZ in dappled shade under large Oaks & Sycamores . . . Gus

Olympus E-510, Zuiko 70-300 ED with attached flash.
Aperture Priority, F/6.3, 1/160s
200 ISO
0.00 ev
316 mm
Auto WB
Fill flash

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Gus Really like how well the bird looks Exposure is perfect, good pose and all so sharp !!! Only the perch is working against a perfect image Perch is attracting lots of attention (the right side) btw also got a killer bg !!! Excellent !!!

[Lance Peters]

Agree with AL - perch is the only nit from me.

:)

[Desmond Chan]

I like the overall warm color. The background is spectacular. Bird is sharp and well-exposed, as Al said.

[Nonda Surratt]

Lots to love, agree on the perch..Envy all the different hummers you have

[Gail Spitler]

Gus
Lots of good things in this photo. I don't think the perch per se disturbs me as the overall composition. The bird seems to be moving up and left and has no where to go, but the perch fills up half of the image. Maybe moving the bird down and to the right would help???
Gail

[Katie Rupp]

Gus, a beautiful bird and a great capture. I agree with Gail that a different crop would downplay the perch issue, especially some from the bottom.

[Julie Kenward]

Very nice, Gus! You did a great job on lighting and I love your composition. Wish that branch on the right was more in focus but man, did you nail the bird!

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi folks: Thank you very much for looking at my photo and your comments. I agree completely with you about the perch. I was first going to position it landscape, however, the left end was very cracked and ugly where I cut it off for the portrait version, and in hindsight a square would have been slightly better.

Just for kicks I used quick mask and some Witche's brew, and came up with the latest . . . Gus :D

[Gus Cobos]

Nicely done Gus,
Love the colors of your bird and the background...:D

[Harold Davis]

nicely done on the repost, gus!! that is a beautiful bird. great job on the exposure!!