Coppery-headed Emerald

[Jim Crosswell]

Canon 40D
100-400L
ISO 400
330mm
f/5.6
1/100s
tripod


Here is another resident of the finca in Costa Rica. This is a set-up at the feeder. All C&Cs welcome.

[Aidan Briggs]

All these hummer images make me wish I lived in Costa Rica!! The profile, sharpness, and exposure are perfect here. I like the perch as well, but wish for it to be set up at a different angle to get more of it in focus.

Looking forward to more!!

[Jeff Parker]

Nothing to add. Looks great.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice one Jim. I like the inquisitive look and the smooth BG. My only wish is to see a more defined perch.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Spectacular is the word that come to mind. I love the shallow DOF....it enhances the impact of the already incredible sharpness. Only suggestion is to desat the BG a bit.

Is this in natural light or did you remove the flash catchlights? whatever it is, works very very well. Thx for sharing this gem.

[Jim Crosswell]

This is natural light. Thanks to everyone for all the comments and suggestions.

[Matthew Studebaker]

I like the perch as well, but wish for it to be set up at a different angle to get more of it in focus.

I agree with Aidan about the perch. It looks like it was a beautiful perch but we can't really see it here. But what we DO see is incredible. What colors! Very beautiful.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, Ive really enjoyed your series on these guys. Lovely green iridescence, sharp, with a good complimentary BG. I would have liked to have seen the perch in more focus.

[Danny Laredo]

This is really nice. Great BG and detail. Only wish for the perch to be place a bit diff so you could have gotten more of it in focus. As it is I find the off perch a bit distracting.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Natural light makes it even more amazing. Well done.