Ruby-throated Hummingbird

[Jim Crosswell]

Canon 30D
100-400L IS
400mm
ISO 250
f/5.6
1/1250s
tripod

This was taken in my backyard in 2008. All C&Cs welcome

[Ryan Schain]

Wouldn't change much here. I love the sharpness, background, and catchlight in the eye. The little leg is also great. Very nice image!

[Colin Knight]

Beautiful! I don't think it gets much better.

Colin

[Christopher Marek]

Hi Jim, this shot is technically perfect. I shoot humingbirds too. But I use flash. I like the fact that you did not use flash here and got such a fine result. The lighting looks real nice. I am surprised in fact. I would think you would need bright sunlight (which I hate) to get the shutter speed you used. I want to try to go without flash myself now.

[Sid Garige]

Jim,

Every thing is working great here. Comp, exposure, details and subject are all working great. Well done image.
Excellent image considering working only with natural light.

[Ed Cordes]

I agree with the others that this is an excellent image with all the tech stuff spot on. I don't want to be the Scrooge here, but I wish there were a flower or leaf to anchor the left of the image.

[Stu Bowie]

I like the placement of the HB in the frame. Lovely colours, sharp, and against a great OOF BG. Well captured Jim.

[Steve Canuel]

Very nice. Great detail, light, and color. I like the subtle color shading differences in the BG.

[Hendri Venter]

Beautifull presentation with sharp detail and a killer BG. Very nice wing position and good catchlight in the eye.

[Raymond Barlow]

really well done Jim., congrats on the excellent natual light exposure... I am a fan of your work!

[Mark Theriot]

Great shot, esp for 1/1250! I have shots @ 1/2000 of these guys that show a lot more blur in the wings.

Very nice!!

Mark