Buff-bellied HB

[CM Prince]

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Buff-bellied Hummingbird



Nikon D90, 1/3200 sec. at f / 8.0, ISO 800, 460 mm, tripod

All C & C greatly appreciated.
Just trying to improve.

Thanks for looking

C M

[Mike Poole]

Wonderful wing up pose on this one, but for some reason it looks a little soft despite the shutter speed. Have you applied much NR to the shot, and have you cloned anything out in front of the beak?

[Diane Miller]

Very nice pose but yes, it does appear soft in a sort of artificial way. Can you tell us more about the focus and processing? Is the lens sharp on a still subject?

If it were me I would lighten the dark areas in the BG -- what was your processing software? ACR/LR would do a good job of that, and probably other converters.

[keith mitchell]

Have tried photographing Humming bird so do understand the difficulties especially on a dark bg, it is a bit soft but a good effort.

Keith.