First Rufous of the Year
Rufous Hummingbirds are migrants here. This pretty female is the first we've seen.
Lens: EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x
Focal Length: 270mm
Focus Distance: 2.1m
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 0.0006 s (1/1600)
ISO equiv: 250
Exposure Bias: +0.33 EV
Metering Mode: Center Weight
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Last edited by George Cottay; 03-04-2011 at 06:35 PM.
Great shot of a female Rufous - very tough to get the females, they seem much more shy than the males.
The image - especially the head - is a bit soft on my monitor; looks like the focus point may have been the back of the neck. There is a halo around the bill and far wing, and the BG is very noisy.
John
George:
The colors are really lovely,good exposure, angle in frame, background.
I do agree with John on the sharpness and halos. If this is not full frame, I would loosen the crop a bit, which will help with the apparent IQ a bit, revisit your sharpening routine to see if it can be tweaked.
Hope to see more of your migrants! We only get ruby throated hummers here, and I love to see the others.
Cheers
Randy
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