Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

[Katie Rupp]

Another photograph from my Costa Rica collection---cropped, curves, sharpened and bg noise-reduced. C&C encouraged and greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Canon 40D; f5.6, 1/400; Manual; Eval; ISO 800 and 500f4 +1.4x

[Gus Cobos]

A very sweet image Katie,
I like this very much, you have sharp details, good color rendition, a clear sharp eye and a complimentary background that showcases your bird quite well...only one suggestion...:eek::D I would crop just a little from the bottom to eliminate some of the negative space...aside from this, a capture...good show...looking forward to more...:):cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Katie Just the steep angle Love the open bill and pose all with a good bg !!! You guys sure had a great trip !!!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Katie,

Nice shot and Al mentioned the steep angle. I thought I read from Artie, anything over 20-degrees was suspect (I could be wrong). I have no ideal what it was for this shot, just mention this in passing, Al can give more details.

I noticed the manual mode, nice looking exposure. What did you use to meter?

Wonderful shot, love the open beak and beautiful eye.

[Dan Brown]

Hi Katie! Nice hummer, I remember him well! I like the open bill and the detail in the eye, chin and neck areas. I see a little noise in the dark of the wings but the BG looks real smooth! Great trip!!!

[Desmond Chan]

I would sharpen the eye more as it looks like the body is sharper. It could just be me though. I also think cropping some off the bottom doesn't hurt either. Like the details in the feathers. Good colors, too.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Katie - lots to like, HA open beak pose, great colours.
Just the mentioned angle.
Jeff I think the 20 degree angle was from a discussion re BIF - anymore than 20-30 degrees above the horizon - I could be wrong.

[denise ippolito]

Katie, Angle noted and I agree w/ some noise. Love the open bill and pose! Beautiful bird Thanks for sharing so much from your trip-I look forward to more of the gems!!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Lance,

You are correct, never mind (smile).

[Doug Brown]

Hi Katie! Hope trip #2 was as awesome as trip #1. I really like the open bill! Look forward to seeing more of your images from both trips.

[Jeni Williams]

Looks like it was an awesome trip. I like the pose and super colours. Agree with the noise.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Katie - Love the open bill and bg. I agree with the bottom cropping suggestion. It must have been an awesome trip!:)

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Cheryl

[Christopher Miller]

Katie, nice image. Like the colors and open bill. Personally I would tone down the BG a bit as it looks a bit too light to me.