Female Hummer

[Kristin Brown]

I got this image last evening photographing with fellow BPN members Doug Brown, Tom Kilroy and David Powell. What a blast! We had as much action here as we had in Costa Rica! We photographed Broadtails, Rufous, Black Chinned and Calliope hummers. I am not sure which bird this is. Maybe a female Rufous? C & C are welcome....Thanks...

Canon 40D, 400mm, f/18, 1/200, ISO 200, manual exposure, 5 flashes, hand held

[Doug Brown]

Nice shot Kristin! Very nice PS work! We had a great time last night!

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet image Agree with Dough !!! Might only want more room up top Great exp and feather detail .. love the bg !!!

[Lance Peters]

Very nice indeed - love the slighlty open beak - A little more room up top perhaps.

Great job - big congrats :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Kristin,
This is one sweet image, the details and color rendition are superb...my vote for more head room...:cool:

[Keith Bauer]

Love the slightly open beak! That is great. The colors and detail you captured are great. Looks like some nice PS work. Big congrats on a nice image.

[Ron Boisvert]

Hi Kristin,
Boy, it looks like you nailed this one - exposure, sharpness, BG (and I also look for more room on top). It is a beautiful image of the hummer!
Since you used 5 flashes, did you have to clone out some extra catchlights in the eye?

[Kristin Brown]

Ron,
Yes I did. I had one extra catchlight on the bottom that I cloned out. Thanks for looking....

[denise ippolito]

Kristin, Congrats on a beautiful image! Very nice exposure and sharpness!! Beautiful feather detail and pose. The open beak is the icing!!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Love the open bill and what a wonderful capture! Big congrats! It's perfect! :)

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Nice shot, but seem too tight.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Kristin....Nice shot! Love the sharpness and angle of the bird. Too bad about tightness at the top. Did you shoot any verticals?

[Kristin Brown]

Sadly no verticals. I see now the issue with the lack of canvas, particularly at the top.

[Keith Bauer]

Sadly no verticals. I see now the issue with the lack of canvas, particularly at the top.

Adding canvas at the top of this image would be extremely easy with the tones in the background.....

[Kristin Brown]

Here's a repost with some extra canvas on top and on the right (thanks to Doug Brown for his help). How do you like this?

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice, Kristin! Love the pose and BG. The repost makes it perfect!

[Ron Boisvert]

Hi Kristin, Now it is perfect!!!