Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Angle #1

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Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Angle #2

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Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Angle #3

Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

This bird looks so different from different angles that looking at a field guide you have to be careful to see what the field marks are. And they’re not color (except for the underside of the beak). I thought I’d try to show what a difference the angles can make. These were all shot within seconds of one another and it was overcast with light rain, so the light wasn’t changing, just the angle.

Specific Feedback

Did I succeed in demonstrating the difference an angle makes?

Technical Details

All images taken with a Sony A1, FE 200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 840 mm, monopod, f/9, 1/800, iso 1600 and processed very similarly in LR & PS CC. Cropped to approximately 4540 pixels square. Taken February 15th at 11:28 local time.

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Dennis, this goes from really good to even better to great! What a beautiful little bird. Great detail and light. Amazing colors. The BG really shows the jungle habitat well.

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I agree with Ed. What a gem of a bird! Beautifully shot Dennis! :clap:

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Beautiful set of images Dennis. What a striking bird. Well done.

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Wow! Who’d have thought, given the first image. That blue is really striking as is the red. Excellent demonstration and the detail is excellent. The setting is nice as well.