I am still trying to take some good hummer images. I managed to get another species; Broadbill Hummingbird. It's hard to get them in flight, since they always sit on the feeder. Here is a lucky shot where the molting is very visible. Let me know what you think.
1DMKIII
500mm f:4
ISO 1250
1/2000
f:6.3
Tripod
Flash (only one)
Better Beamer
Feeder to attract them
Good eye contact. The bird looks a little overflashed; I might back off on the FEC. The position of the near wing is good, but the far wing could be better. Would also sharpen the head a little more.
Super hovering posture Lorant, and nice and sharp where it counts. The HB stands out nicely against the darker BG. I would maybe lighten the eye a bit, but still well captured.
I would probably remove the bit of the far wing. I feel it really is so insignificant that one would not even notice? Love the pose and the wing blur. Agree with Manos about a bit more sharpening to the head.
Nice pose, sharpness, BG and detail altohugh on my monitor the bird looks too bright, maybe that how it looks in real life, if not I would darken the bird, but not the BG.
Congratulaitons.