Anna's Hummingbird

[Dennis_Plank]

It’s looking like we’ll have a few of these overwintering here for the first time. We got the first one in the spring about three years ago and he hung around for awhile then left. The next year we had the male and a female or two and this year we had a couple of males and several females, so it’s looking like they decided we have acceptable habitat. They tend to like the more forested, suburban areas and we’re out in the open prairie so it took them a long time to find us.

This one’s perched in a native Hawthorn tree that they seem to love for perching.

What technical feedback would you like if any?

Anything. I didn’t do much to this except crop, sharpen the bird, and do some global and local exposure and saturation adjustments.

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Anything.

Pertinent technical details or techniques:

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/640, iso 1600, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 3798x2592. Taken at 4:37 pm on October 28th.

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[peter (Peter J. Morrissey)]

Hi Dennis
Is this a Broad-tail or Allen’s Hummingbird, we only have Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Ct. ?
The detail, coloring and framing are spot on. The fall coloring blends well with the Hummingbird. Nice work.
Peter

[Allen_Brooks]

Nice detail in the hummer and the fall colors add a lot. Those thorns look deadly.

[David_Schoen]

Excellent color and detail. I am enjoying the environment here. Color balance is good. Leaf just below the belly and OOF is a tad distracting.