Brendan, this is a very well executed image...the BG is stunning...the branch has that sweet, soft "S" curve flowing up through the picture...and the color and detail on the hummingbird as been well preserved. I like Paul's suggestion of cropping a bit to tighten the composition...maybe a little off the bottom and an proportional amount from the RHS...well done!
Beautiful composition, Brendan. Awesome bg and I like your use of pb on the bird. Trying out alternate crop may be good idea; for me this works just fine. TFS
Hi Brendan, I like the OP way better.....these are small birds and it looks scaled right to me.....besides, I would have a hard time cropping those beautiful BG colors, that just make this image! It does look a bit soft on my screen.
Brendan, I love the colors and the long perch. I might go with a bit more on the bottom on the repost if it were mine. Nice job w/ the filter! BTW-Great capture!
Hi Brendan. Gorgeous BG and comp and subject. Afraid I'm stumped on the crop. However, the OP near vertical start for the branch is very appealing to me.