Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
Going from the Nature Lodge in the Cano Negro area to the Arenal Volcano Observatory Lodge we stopped at a hummingbird garden. It did not indulge in the frivolity of feeders, so shooting was a lot more difficult, especially since there was a very territorial hummingbird amongst the denizens that kept chasing my subjects away just as I got them in focus. To make matters worse we had scattered clouds so the light kept changing. Anyhow, enough whining. This was my favorite of the garden and I managed to catch him almost unobscured a couple of times. This was my favorite.
Specific Feedback
Does the flower stem crossing the wing detract too much from the image?
Technical Details
Sony A1 FE 200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 840 mm, monopod, f/9, 1/640, iso 2500. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 4590x3564. I brought the hummingbird luminosity up a bit to make it pop from the background. Taken February 24th at 10:25 a.m.