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    This little fellow was sitting in on this nice perch after visiting a flower. I took a few pictures. I wish for some more DOF to have the perch all the way in focus. Let me know your thoughts on it. Thanks for looking.

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    What an expression! Hummers really seem to show their attitudes in images, and you captured this very well. Too me, cropping just a bit more off the bottom would take care of some of that oof perch and also put the hummer at a better eye level. Ofcourse then you might need to take a tad off the top, which to some may place the bird too tight in the frame, but you might give it a try?

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    very expressive image , I may crop some space in top & bottom
    TFS

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    I think this would look good as a landscape. The edges of the birds have a highlight that make it appear as if it were pasted onto the canvas, which I know it was not, just appears that way? Great looking bird. BG is fine for me. :)

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    I too would opt for a landscape crop, wish the broken part of the perch was not there, loved the spot light effect, the details, off course the cute bird, and the Bg looks great.. congrats..

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    Here is a landscape crop....let me know how you feel about it.
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    Thanks for the comments and critics. Here is a landscape version. I was also doubting about the crop.

    Akos. Of course the BG is natural. I didn't cut and paste the bird. I found this beautiful place 40 km from our house close to Mexico City where I heard and saw a few hundred hummers...this is one of the. BG is a distant shear rock face.

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    Re-crop is a great fix. Much better image.

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    I like the inquisitive look, sharpness and also the crop of the repost. There are some spots on the left side that look like clone marks and I wish the branch would not have the crooked part at the end.

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    Lorant -
    Prefer the repost, but IMO too much "space" on the left side. Would crop black space by about 1/2
    BKGD, colors of bird, sharpness and contrast compliment each other nicely.

    Are you sure about the ID - i think it's a magnificent HB. The Blue throated HB has a much longer, bolder white stripe behind its eye.

    Nicely done

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    Axel, I had to clone out a twig for the landscape crop. It was during the day and I didn't see the bad result on my laptop screen.

    Peter, you are right about the ID....I corrected it above. Thanks everyone.

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