# End of Summer Hummer

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/end-of-summer-hummer/52353>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [September 24, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/end-of-summer-hummer/52353 "2026-09-24T00:48:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/end-of-summer-hummer/52353/4 "2026-09-24T16:08:12Z")

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Hi Andrew. I really like shots like this showing a bird and flower and you’ve captured this well. I like the red plant contrasting with the green background. As with the other commenters , I too felt the green plant was a bit of a distraction. I took the liberty of playing around with your image in PS: 5x4 crop, removing the plant , and softening the background in camera raw (negative clarity, texture, and dehaze).

Processing example based on the original image:

 ![processing example](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/a/aac620f98e868ae16c17704651146e3b91a91cd3.jpeg)

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