# Anna Flap

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/anna-flap/35998>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [July 8, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/anna-flap/35998 "2023-07-08T22:25:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/anna-flap/35998/1 "2023-07-08T22:25:30Z")

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![ANNAWING.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/5/5/553a047967a45919b72f55e4810a4cc95c9d52f8.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

Here’s a male anna’s standing guard over our feeder. It is launching to do battle with an intruder.

### Specific Feedback

I am interested in any cropping comments, and also wondering if the subject’s shadow detail needs further dodging.

### Technical Details

Z9, Nikon 200-500 lens, monopod, cropped to 1946 x 2256, 1/4000th SS, f 8.0, 750mm, ISO 7200, Photo AI

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/anna-flap/35998/2 "2023-07-09T11:58:21Z")

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Hi Dave, love the pose of the hummingbird you captured. The puffed up feathers are great. The perch with upturned end is another point of interest - nice that he posed right on the end of it. I like the BG too. The bird overall seems a little soft to me in the larger view I guess due to the large crop. The shadow treatment looks fine to me and I’m also okay with the crop. Nice catch.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/anna-flap/35998/3 "2023-07-09T15:18:18Z")

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Hi Dave. Allen summed it up pretty well. The only other thing I note is that there seems to be a large amount of noise in the wings, probably from the high iso. Unless you really want to stop the wings, I think 1/4000th is overkill, but then I’ve never been interested in stopping the wings, so that’s just me.