Was up at Madera Canyon at the feeders. I added a flower to the shepherds hook hoping they would hit it and it ftook a few, but the finally gave me a couple looks. No flash was used. Natural light BG.
Sony A9ii
200-600mm at 600mm
1/6400 at f/8
ISO 1600
I'd say that setup and your patience paid off. Perfectly composed with wonderful details and color throughout. The hint of motion also works great for me. TFS
Hi Kurt ... very nice overall shot of the very attractive species .
Nice colors and tones , well framed with good solid sharpness and good range of detail showing up .
Good pose and nice wing stroke .
It seems very obvious to me , that most of you folks from the US prefer ( from my POV ) quite strong or denser blacks ... actually those areas looking better when opened in PS .
This looks really good Kurt. Love the lighting, flower, and BG. Shocked the wings aren't sharper at 1/6400, but I guess that's why folks end up doing multiflash on these guys. Details on the body are excellent.