Green Violet Ear

[Keith Bauer]

This Green Violet Ear Hummingbird image was taken at the Savegre Lodge in Costa Rica. I set up to include the lavender color in the background. The upper left corner is an out of focus flower. The rest of the color is from other flowers and a rust colored building.

Canon 50D, 500mm f/4 with 1.4x TC
1/40 @ f/5.6, Flash at -1-2/3, ISO 640
(Yep, the light was really low)
Gitzo Tripod with a Wimberly head

[Harshad Barve]

Amazing colors ,
what a rocking shot , loved the details
TFS

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very beautiful image. The inclusion of the oof lavender color is a good plus.
I might suggest to crop from right a little. Great details and pose.

[Lorant Voros]

Nice bird and amazing BG and it is sharp where it counts. I'd place the bird a bit to the right. Very impressive with this flower behind. Congratulations.

[Dan Brown]

This is a real beauty Keith!! Great sharpness where it counts! That BG snuck by me for sure, Great work!!:)

[Ryan Lambert]

Superb image, the colors and detail are excellent and that BG is unreal...I would maybe crop from the right a tad just before the leaves intersect..

[Subharghya]

The Colors are Brilliant !! Its difficult to say which hue I like :) The green is creating the right balance with the strong BG shades .. in total I loved it !!!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Agree about crop from right. Those colors are just mind-blowing! Great capture, sharp where needed. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful colours, loved the pose and the BG.. the details on the birds head looks a little soft on my Mon.. congrats...

[Stu Bowie]

Super pose, with amazing colours. I would also move him over to the right, and maybe selectively sharpen the head. Great capture.

[Simon Bennett]

Amazing colours, good pose and perch.

[Erich Stevens]

Great work, Keith! I like your comp as is. Colors seem over saturated on my monitor and I think the eye needs sharpening.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great bird, like it a lot. The BG colors are great. I would tone down the bright edge of the plant.
Also agree with Kiran about extra sharpening of the head.

[sree.kumar.h]

Keith, like your composition and the way you have used the BG flower colours. Agree with others on the sharpening.The colours seem a bit over saturated.

[Doug Brown]

Very striking Keith! I missed this BG at Savegre; I'll have to look for it next April. Great pose with excellent sharpness. I might back off a few clicks on the saturation.

[David Fletcher]

Masses of punch Keith. Very well done. Agree with crop suggestions. Nice work.