Green-crowned Brilliant

[Jim Crosswell]

Canon 30D
100-400L IS
275mm
ISO 320
f/5.6
1/400s
Tripod
Remote switch

This is another Finca Oro, Costa Rica shot from 2008. This is the female who is around a lot more than the male. The feeder is nearby and the branch is a natural plant so I don't this would qualify as a set-up. There are 14 different species around the house. Some branches in the lower left have been removed. This is a crop from a horizontal shot. All C&C are welcome. Hope you enjoy the image.

[Doug Brown]

The bird looks great Jim. Very sharp, nice iridescence, and a beautiful BG. The perch looks a little funny, kind of like a Gaussian blur was run on the main branch. I like the placement of the bird in the frame too.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks for the comment Doug. The branch in the original is fuzzy but after some processing it appears more fuzzy. I took out some distant leaves and that may have compounded the problem. Here is the image with the leaves left in. Any feedback is appreciated.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, eye contact and sharpness. The BG in the original post looks good, the OOF part of the perch is a bit distracting but I don't think there is much you could do about it.

[Keith Bauer]

Beauty. Great detail and a nice pose. Perch doesn't bother me.

[Art Kornienko]

Very nice Jim, I prefer the first post personally, too bad about the little branch hiding the bird's right claw (left looking at it) but other than that not much to say except exceptional shot lovely bg.

[Bonnie Block]

The bird is so beautiful. I didn't notice the perch until it was mentioned!
Love the green on green. Regarding the perch, possibly you could manyually put a harder edge on it to make it less distracting.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Like your PP work in the OP. Well done Jim! :) I love this hummer, those greens just make me melt. Congrats mate. Nothing wrong with perch IMHO, like you said it ain't no set-up!

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful bird and awesome colors , Nice PP job in OP
TFS

[Ed Cordes]

This is a great image. The elimination of the distracting bright BG leaves is good, however, it did leave a bit of a halo around the bird itself.

[Raymond Barlow]

excellent Jim, much better then anything I have from my trip almost 2 yrs ago... well done!

[Stu Bowie]

What a pose Jim, and I like the iridescence, light and sharpness. Lovely complimentary BG too. Well captured.

[Rob Drummond]

Stunning detail and eye shine Jim. I think I prefer it with the leaves in the BG

cheers
Rob

[subramanya_ck]

Beautiful Bird. Mesmarising colors. I wish the bark was a little more sharper. Yet, an amazing image

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful colours in the frame, BG adds well.. congrats..

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely photo. I prefer the original without removing the leaves.

[Clement Francis]

I just love the bird and the BG

[Narayan Pai]

what a beauty ! great capture ....love the BG ,sharpness and composition