King of the Thistles

[Brian Sump]

• Brian Sump Photography
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.3.1 (Macintosh)

A simple male Broad-tailed Hummingbird atop a plethora of colored thistleweeds.

Audio played.

R6
840mm
Handheld
ISO 1600
1/5000
f7.1

LR and PS. Slight crop from full.

 

[Daniel Cadieux]

Man, this shows how tiny these guys are! I like it. Just enough oof flowers to balance the comp, and the overall vibrance is just right. I never thought of trying audio on hummers.

 

[William Dickson]

Looking real good Brian. What a fab looking perch, the thistles look great, reminds me of Scottish thistles, there are plenty of them here. Unfortunately we don't have these little beautiful birds here. The detail and colours on the bird are perfect. I don't think I've seen such a small bird on a large perch like this, but it works well. f/7.1 was the way to go, gives depth, and good focus where it needs to be. Love the pose and HA. I like your choice of crop. All comes together perfectly. Very well done.

Will

 

[Jack Backs]

Sweet image. The bird looks like a natural extension of the landscape.

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hey Amigo ... kind of firework image , very nice !!!
Love all the intense colors and the little Hummer on the thistles is priceless good !!!

Super fine details in the subject , very well done overall :cheers:

Sweet shot

TFS Andreas

 

[Arthur Morris]

A stunner. The gorget goes perfectly with the reds and greens. I am wishing that the tail did not intersect a flower. You probably were too. You might try one a bit lighter overall ...

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