It's cold here now and I find myself missing the hummers of summer... So I brought out this shot from late July to post tonight.
He's a juvie who was just beginning to get his gorget feathers so we don't really see any ruby color yet. But still I like his cocky pose and the clarity of the shot, and I'd like to know what you all think of it.
Canon S3-IS (no TC this time) 432mm Manual ISO100 F3.5 1/125
Thanks for looking and any comments you might offer,
Nice close-up, but as Charles says perhaps TOO close:). Interesting pose, Ilike it. I wish the upper mandible wasn't so bright, and I believe some eye doctor work to improve the pupil/iris separation would be a good thing.
Thanks Charles, Daniel, Randy and Harshad for your feedback.
This shot was taken close... a bit less than 4ft I think, but there was some canvas left all around before my original crop. I was thinking a horizontal because of the sideways (profile) HA I guess. Anyway, I thot the close crop kinda worked with the "in your face" pose, and there was nothing else of interest really in the rest of the frame cropped away.
Daniel, I do see the funky effect of the reflections in the lower half of the eye. I have examined dozens of other hummer images (my own and others), and can't find a single shot where there's any distinctly recognizable pupil. Hummingbird eyes are very dark and their pupils don't really seem to show. So I've just cleaned up the reflections a bit and I guess this has helped some. I also toned down the broad highlight on the upper beak (again... ha believe it or not I had already done that some in the original post ;))
So here's the repost... backed off a little and made vertical. Better?
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Juvenile)
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