Costa's Hummingbird

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks;

Captured this little male Costa's Hummingbird in our garden today.

Comments welcome & always appreciated.

Gus

Olympus E-3, Zuiko ED 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 SWD, @ 400 mm equiv. Monopod used.

AP: F/5.6, 1/640s, ISO 200, -0.30eV, CWA, sRGB, AWB

[Doug Brown]

Love that purple! And the pose captures the attitude of a hummer nicely. I might lighten the area around the eye a little, and I'd back off on the sharpening just a bit.

[Desmond Chan]

I second Doug's suggestion. Especially about the area around the eye :)

[Julie Kenward]

Doug nailed it for me, too. I really had to look for the eye on this one. Sharpening seems very aggressive - I think I'm seeing artifacts in the BG as well. Bring it down a notch and you'll be in great shape. So nice to see one sitting still for a change!!! :)

[nancy hazen]

Gus - don't you love these little guys? I do too. I like your composition very much, but also agree a tad less sharpening and a tiny bit of lightening of the eye are. I wonder if that will work though, because the dark colors are so tricky on these hummers. You are inspiring me to get out more and shoot these guys.
Nancy

[annmpacheco]

Hi Gus, beautiful colors, pose, HA. Yes, I need more light around the eye, otherwise it starts to look like a narwhal. Or, a zinnia... Thanks, Ann