Rufous Hummingbird imm. male & Milk Thistle

[Ted Willcox]

EOS - 1D Mark IIn
Canon 600 F4 IS Lens
1/1000 F5.6
ISO 400
Aperture Priority AE
Evaluative Metering
Exp. Comp. -1/3 to hold the whites
Weather: Sunny, Little Wind, 11:24 am. Natural light natural bg.

May the bird rise to meet you
And may the light be always be at your back.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the composition, pose, exposure control and BG. I wouldn't be surprised if the thistle is too overpowering for some but I like how well it shows the size of the hummingbird. Maybe a bit selective sharpening on the head and NR on the BG.

[Fabs Forns]

Excellent composition and a great image considering it's all in natural light.

[Marko Matesic]

Fabulous colors and moment!

[Scott Linstead]

Hummingbird images have yet to work their magic on me, but this one stands out nicely to me. I think the familiar thistle helps me to connect this to the reality that I live in.

Scott

[Jim Poor]

This is great. Nice color, comp and BG all together. Even more impressive that it was done with natural light.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great BG,colors,details and timing!!!

[John Cooper]

A great natural light captureTed - and I like the movement in the wing tips giving that feel of hovering. A lovely image!!

[Glenn Bartley]

Gorgeous natural light hummer image. Love the vibrant colors.