Little Hummer

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

This was taken on my recent trip to Costa Rica. It was taken in the wild in natural light and it was one of the smallest hummingbirds that I saw. considerably smaller. The head may appear a tad soft but the head was rather furry looking instead of separate feathers.

Nikon D 300
Nikon 70 to 200 F 2.8
ISO 400 1/1250 F 6.3
manua

All comments are appreciated and many thanks !!!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Judy, I am a fan of shallow DOF but its a too shallow here even for me :-) esp. with the branch coming towards the camera and the way the bird is sitting. I loved the pose, comp and exposure a lot. You must have been few feet away....must have been amazing. TFS.

[Fabs Forns]

What an adorable critter. I think if you gave it another round of sharpening, it would improve greatly. EXP, head turn and BG all look great.

[Julie Brown]

So cute! I love the color of the feathers. I know that great things are done with flash set-ups, but I am a fan of natural light in the wild.

[Art Kornienko]

Beautiful bg an pose, love the light, catchlight and colours.
Agree more dof would have been nice.

[Sid Garige]

Very nice comp and exposure Judy.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Judy Lynn, I love the natural light and the details on this gorgeous little bird. It is such a thrill to see them so close up in the wild - one of the highlights of my trip to Costa Rica too :D

[Michael Zajac]

Everything has been covered. Nice pose and agree w/ more sharpening.

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely green iridescence Judy, with a super pose too. The HB stands out so well from your smooth BG.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Very pretty bird Judy, loved the colours here..