Velvet-purple Coronet (Ecuador)

[Glenn Bartley]

I just love these little dudes!!! :D

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Focal length: 300mm f/4

[Ofer Levy]

Stunning image Glenn! If anything would like to see some more details on the head.

[RAM MALLYA]

Loved the composition here and the perch with some moss . Is this perch natural or a setup

[Randy Stout]

Glenn:

Great timing. From a comp standpoint, wish the leaf was on the other side of the stem to balance out the mass of the birds wings a bit

The head looks too dark, unlit, but I have been fooled by this species before.

Based on the wing sharpness at this shutter speed, is it safe to say you were using flash?

Cheers

Randy

[Richard Pittam]

A great capture, but I agree that a "lighter" head would show more detail.

[Greg Basco]

Glenn, great flash work and love the BG. I'm guessing the black feathers are like our black-bellied hummingbird here in Costa Rica. Assuming so, this is probably a very faithful representation of this species. Great wings up pose too and it's cool to see a perched hummer.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

[Marina Scarr]

Absolutely lovely bird, BG and perch. Love the vertical representation. The moment I saw the picture the first thing I thought was how much I'd like to see just a tad more detail in the head.

I heard great things about your trip.

[Alfredo Fernández]

What can i say Glenn, i think thats why i started on bird photography, because of your amazing photos.