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    Default Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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    I captured this image in my backyard at the Fire Bush. I think this is a juvenile male, it has one small spot of red on the throat. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciate. Thank you for viewing.

    Nikon D500
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    1/4000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 1000 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
    Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI
    Cropped for composition and presentation
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    Love the colors Joe nothing wrong with this . Just a beauty. TFS

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    Wow that SS paid off, excellent focus and good DOF colours look very natural (not that I have ever seen one!) A pleasing gradual change of colour in the background

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    Excellent natural light result. I particularly like the view of the tiny feet. Bird's body is nice and sharp! This is where a 4x5 vertical crop would work well as there is tons of empty space above and below. You certainly have the detail to show the subject larger.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kevin Hice View Post
    Love the colors Joe nothing wrong with this . Just a beauty. TFS
    Thanks Kevin, much appreciated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan Ashton View Post
    Wow that SS paid off, excellent focus and good DOF colours look very natural (not that I have ever seen one!) A pleasing gradual change of colour in the background
    Hi Jon, thank you for viewing and commenting, Steve has drummed into me using and higher shutter speed for a sharper image, he is correct.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dorian Anderson View Post
    Excellent natural light result. I particularly like the view of the tiny feet. Bird's body is nice and sharp! This is where a 4x5 vertical crop would work well as there is tons of empty space above and below. You certainly have the detail to show the subject larger.
    Thanks Dorian, nice to have you back. I liked the background a lot, that's why I went 2x3. I will do another version with a 4x5.
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    Hi Joe ... this looks awesome !!!
    Not only the subject and the very pleasing BG , works for me as presented .
    Very nice to see no obvious artifacts !!!!

    Only thing I might try as an alternative ... give the subject a tad more brightness , but not a must .

    TFS Andreas

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    Nice IQ here, and yes to a very beautiful background! A bit lower in the frame would have been great IMO, but well done overall.

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    Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, much appreciated.
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