Posing Calliope

[James Yule]

Calliope Hummingbird. Overcast day with the Canon 800 5.6 IS. Removed distracting branches near the bottom



Canon 7D
ISO 400
Canon 800 5.6

[Bob Pelkey]

Great color and clarity. Your time spent on the removal of the unwanted elements in your original image seemingly has led to a loss of the bigger picture. You've created a void.

[Michael Hogan]

James,

Great image, sharp, great colour and great BG. I think the crop is not ideal. I would move the whole thing down so there is less at the bottom and more at the top. This might have removed the need for the branch removals :D.

Great shot though

TFS

Michael

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, eye contact and BG and would tone down the perch and whites on the chest and maybe a bit less contrast. I would also run NR on the BG.

[James Yule]

I don't disagree with anyone, comments well taken. I appreciate the feedback.

[Mike Fuhr]

Beautiful shot. Great detail and lighting. I agree with Michael -- I was going to suggest adding more on top and cropping some off the bottom.:)