Canon 7D, EF 500mm f/4L IS, ISO 800, 1/6400-second, f/4.5, hand held:
Rufous hummingbird (female) sizes up a wildflower by dcstep, on Flickr
Rufuous hummingbird on Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Canon 7D, EF 500mm f/4L IS, ISO 800, 1/6400-second, f/4.5, hand held:
Rufous hummingbird (female) sizes up a wildflower by dcstep, on Flickr
Hi Dave, this is a wonderful image IMO. I love the detail, color, background, and pose. I little bit of fill flash would help with the underwing area, as it is a bit dark. The way the background echoes the flower with bokeh is super. I would crop away the oof purple flowers on the right. Excellent work!
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What a great pic and the background is lovely. I would trim from the right. Almost, 1/3 flower/3 bird and 1/3 background. Great eye and nice job with the HH. Thanks for sharing, love to see more.
Good eye contact and detail, esp for these little guys.
Very beautiful colors and muted tones. I agree with the above crop suggestions. Very nice job freezing the flight wings, etc, ...and glad to see you had enough light to accommodate your ss. pretty sweet!
Thanks to everyone for looking and providing very useful feedback.
