Hummingbird and Wasp

[DeanNewman]

Took this last fall on one of Linda Robbins hummingbird trips to Ecuador. Just getting around to processing them. Comments are appreciated.
Camera: EOS 5D MkII
Lens: 500/f4
1/200 @ f/22
ISO 800
Multi-flash setup
Full-frame

[Randy Stout]

Dean:
Remarkably strong graphic impact with fine comp.
Great colors.
To my eye, a tad oversharpened as I am seeing jaggies along the edges, and I might reduce the contrast a smidge.
Only other thing that might be worth a look would be to try to even out the amount of vignette. Personal taste for sure.

Very strong photo. Well done.

Cheers

Randy

[Danny J Brown]

Dean - A lovely composition with some great color. If you follow Randy's suggestions and get the contrast down a bit this one will be a real winner. Nice!

DB

[DeanNewman]

Randy,
Once I viewed the image on another monitor I see your point about being over sharpened. Think I fixed it on the re-post below.

[Dan Busby]

Yes, much better Dean. What a beautiful composition.

[Fabs Forns]

Either way it is an amazing image, with strong graphical qualities and sweet light!

[Tony Whitehead]

Super comp and details against that beautiful complementary BG. Randy nailed my only suggestion and your repost deals with it well. Interesting to see a perched hummer as we usually see them hovering.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Simply beautiful for all the above mentioned reasons. Really love this artistic composition !!!

[Bill Jobes]

The curving twig, the colors and the companion wasp all contribute to a really exceptional impact photo. Beautifully executed, Dean.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Spectacular. Randy's suggestions really nailed it. Orig looked a bit overcooked. Loved the repost a lot. Terrific comp....a wallhanger for sure. One other suggestion is desaturating a tiny bit. The green on the perch looks a little oversaturated on my monitor.

[DanWalters]

Amazing comp and color! Like the way the bird is on the bottom of the frame. Very dynamic!

[Hendri Venter]

What a perfect comp for this image. Wonderful image Dean.