Green Violet-ear

[Dave Shaw]

I photographed this hummer (Green Violet-ear) in the highlands of Panama just outside the town of Boquete in early January.

Canon 40d
500mm f4L IS w1.4TC
f5.6
1/400th
Tripod

Incidentally, this is my first post here (though I've been lurking for awhile).

Best,
David Shaw
Wild Imagination Photography
www.wildimagephoto.com

[Robert O'Toole]

Great first post, keep up the good work and keep on posting...

Like this one. Great light and a very nice BG. The comp and the head angle is right on.

2 quick PS techniques would really enhance this image. A quick S-curve and some selective USM on the face and bill would make the image even better.

Robert

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Dave and welcome.

Love the composition. The bird looks a little soft in my monitor but you did well with the composition and exposure.

[Sid Garige]

Love the composition. Agree with softness.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Hi Dave,welcome to BPN!
Nice composition and great bg,agree that the bird looks a bit soft

[Dave Shaw]

Thanks for the comments everyone. I'm not sure what I do when I downsize images but they always appear softer than the originals. The original on this is quite sharp, down to the fibers in each feather... Any suggestions for sharpening for the web?

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Dave,
Love the composition, background, and the colors are very pleasing

Gus...:cool:

[Glenn Bartley]

Welcome aboard. A nice first post. Agree about some sharpening. In terms of sharpening for the web there are so many techniques out there. I would try using a few rounds of the USM filter in PS. I usually do one at 150/0.2/0 and then up to 5 passes at 100/0.2/0 (depends on the image).