Anna's Hummingbird with Fill Flash

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Photographed this Anna's in our garden just as the sun was slipping behind the horizon;

Comments & redos very welcome

Gus

Yes, Jules the tail is not in focus, somehow the AP got changed to SP & shutter way too large. Meant to use F/6.3 :o

Olympus E-3, Zuiko ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD, @ 400 mm equiv.
SP: F/3.5, 1/250s, ISO 200, 0.00eV, AWB, Flash at -30 TTL

[nancy hazen]

I like the colors - not too strong -but captured the beautiful colors well. Nice detail on the body.
Nancy

[Doug Brown]

Very sharp with a good exposure. You captured the iridescence nicely. I would have liked the wing on the right to be in better position; it casts a slight shadow on the bird. Also the BG looks a little posterized, probably due to JPEG compression.

[Bill Dix]

Hi Gus. Nice comp and lovely colors. You're getting some good hummers. I can see the posterizing noted by Doug, and ditto his comment about the right wing; but a handsome image nonetheless.

[denise ippolito]

Gus, Nice job w/ the sharpness. I think Doug hits on some good points. You really do get a lot of chances w/ the hummers!:)

[Peter Farrell]

Nice sharpness and detail on the body. I agree with Dougs comments as well. I also like the colors and lighting.
Peter