Great Saphirewing

[Glenn Bartley]

I thought it about time to post another hummingbird...

This is definitely one of my favourite species from Ecuador. The Great Saphirewing is massive for a hummingbird (one of the largest). Their wings are especially large and wide. When they fly they beat their wings much slower than other smaller species and wind up looking more like butterflies than hummingbirds. I just love them :)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 50D
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: On - multiflash setup
ISO: 200
Focal length: 300mm

[David Fletcher]

This is exquisite Glenn. Beautiful arrangement. Just going to sit here and enjoy.

[carole wiley]

Oh my, LOVE the vivid colors in this, very nice comp too, the wings are beautiful.

[Attila Seprenyi]

This is a beautiful composition ,very nice image i like it a lot

[Ryan Lambert]

Glenn this really is a superb image, excellent detail and composition.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Lovel comp, great pose, light, BG, and textures. Big congratulations!

[Doug Brown]

Terrific composition Glenn. Nice pose too. How many flashes? I might get rid of the sheen on some of the leaves.

[Arsdel Fluesmeier]

Glenn, you're getting some fantastic images. The color are very vivid and beautiful. Keep up the good work.

[Erich Stevens]

This is exquisite Glenn. Beautiful arrangement. Just going to sit here and enjoy.

I agree. This is definitely a sit back, relax, and enjoy image. Excellent work!

[Stephen Earle]

One day my chance will come to make pictures of these beautiful birds. Until then I'll just enjoy stunning pictures like this one. If I had to crit anything it might be to tone down the bright parts on the flower and leaves.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Very beautifully executed Image... just loved everything about it.. thanks for sharing.

[Stu Bowie]

Comp works well Glenn, and the IQ in this is simply brilliant. The colours are so striking, and overall, nice and sharp. I agree with toning down the few highlights - but they dont spoil the image one bit. Congrats.

[Gal Shon]

The setting and the frame built are excellent.
A very enjoyable image.

[Harshad Barve]

NO words, what a shot this is , I am staring at this image since 30 mins. So good
Thansk for sharing
Harshad

[Dave Barnes]

Moment well captured. I like the colours and detail captured.
Super looking bird.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Excellent Glenn! Great perch, brilliant composition, good flashwork and excellent colours! Looked at your website and wanted to say you did very well on the hummingbirds, congrats on that!

Cheers,

Krijn

[Kobus Tollig]

wow i WISH
Great comp exposure and bg. WEll done on this

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Nice image Glenn. Was an artificial bg used? As the bird rather dark I would prefer a bit lighter bg :)
Otherwise nice bird, nice image, lovely composition.

Szimi