Anna's Hummingbird (male)

[Mark Schmitt]

They are cooperative subjects; especially when there are lots of feeders. Once a specific feeder is selected it is guarded. Individual birds will select a perch near the feeder and chase off intruders. This alows for photo opps.

Self critique: BG, colors and resolution are good. The head could be angled more towards the camera; perch could be a little smaller, but is acceptable.

EXIF
Camera; Canon 10D (thats right, you read it correctly 10D!!)
Lense: Canon EF 100-400 (focal length 400mm) IS L
Mode: apeture priority
ISO: 200
White bal: 5500K
Exposure: 1/90 @ 5.6

Feel free ;)

[Ramon M. Casares]

IMO headangle is great as well as the perch size. Love the comp, light, detail, colors and pose. congratulations!

[Phil Liew]

I like the extra space to the right. Am I right to say the eyes are not as sharp as should have been because the bird twitched at the moment you took the shot?

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose and the details look pretty good considering the low shutter speed. I could see this as a vertical crop, too.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Excellent detail , color , pose and eye contact in this one. Congratulations on a fine image Mark.

[Graham Smith.]

Very nice shot indeed!
I disagree that the head angle should be turned toward the camera more. Hummingbirds seem to take on an odd look when they're looking directly at you (I know that's not what you wanted either though)

[Doug Brown]

I like the pose and BG. Looks a little soft, likely due to the slow shutter speed; I would run a little additional sharpening. I think you did a nice self-assessment of the image. Thanks for sharing!

[Glenda Simmons]

Mark, I think this one is very acceptable! Beautiful bird...good eye contact.