# Ruby-throated Hummer **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [July 7, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/ruby-throated-hummer/35987 "2023-07-07T23:52:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**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 7, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/ruby-throated-hummer/35987/1 "2023-07-07T23:52:58Z")
![Ruby-throated Hummingbird 80.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/3/a3b670214e30b4cc4291df047f7c5c142ead2668.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description I tried my hummingbird set up again in late June. This time I used a darker background to see what difference it made. It came out a little more varied than the lighter one I used before. Think I’ll take a suggestion given here and try to shoot a BG print of the full bloomed out vine with multiple flowers but that will have to wait until next year as the peak bloom is in April/May. I desaturated the flowers slightly. ### Specific Feedback Any ### Technical Details Canon R7, 400mm f4 DO IS II, tripod, 5 speedlites @ 1/8 power ISO 400, f20, 1/250s ---
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/ruby-throated-hummer/35987/2 "2023-07-08T13:26:49Z")
OMG this is so excellent!! Look at that little boy reach for it. And you got a tail fan!! So jealous. It mirrors the flower fan really well and I like that repeating pattern. The bg is a bit less flat, but still low key enough to set off the drama well. I have a sense of the bird being tiny, too. The flowers he’s on are so much bigger and we can imagine the whole plant being huge and he being so small. I really like that aspect of this. And the feet. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/ruby-throated-hummer/35987/3 "2023-07-08T13:36:57Z")
This is excellent, Allen. The position you caught him in is really nice. ---
**Author:** ![Judi\_Hastings](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Judi\_Hastings](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Judi_Hastings)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/ruby-throated-hummer/35987/4 "2023-07-08T15:27:32Z")
I shoot hummingbirds, where I live, in August, as they make their way back to the south. Its a challenge with their speed and darting around and fighting. You’ve captured this guys perfectly! I think it is ok with the flower as is. Its a personal choice. It keeps your eye on the main subject, the bird. Well done! ---
**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 8, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/ruby-throated-hummer/35987/5 "2023-07-08T21:24:55Z")
This is wonderful, Allen. Excellent work. I might move the image a bit right in the frame, but that’s probably just me. I love the position of the hummer with respect to the flower head and the way you caught him in a vertical posture. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/ruby-throated-hummer/35987/6 "2023-07-09T12:24:19Z")
The verticality is what caught my attention. That and everything top to bottom appears to be in sharp focus. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Gill\_Vanderlip](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/gill_vanderlip/32/54254_2.png) [@Gill\_Vanderlip](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Gill_Vanderlip)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/ruby-throated-hummer/35987/7 "2023-07-28T22:39:19Z")
YES !!! No words needed !!! You really captured everything !!! Beautiful Photography.