Strut
by cloudsme

Comment by Chandi:
Such a beautiful creature! Nice composition and wonderful lines all around. I wonder if it's because of the size limit on the jpeg or because it's a heavy crop, but seems like there's should be more detail in the feathers.

Strut
by cloudsme

Comment by monkeypirate:
Nice intensities of the greens, I like how the feathers thin out near the edge. Great angle of the head/neck.

Strut
by cloudsme

Comment by Dphoto:
Nice perspective. Almost a 3D effect here..

Strut
by cloudsme

Comment by jim29028:
wow that pops, great colors and detail, the round green and yellow feathers rising into the tali look amazing

A Taste of Pollen
by cloudsme

Comment by Basta:
interesting light.. I like this

A Taste of Pollen
by cloudsme

Comment by wifeofmatthew:
Great capture! I do wish you had a touch more detail captured on the hummingbird instead of the flower, but still an incredible shot!

Strut
by cloudsme

Comment by Cory:
Not quite what it wants to be - the color and general beauty of the bird is almost great, but not quite. The crop is a bit off (too high or too low, you choose), and the image just doesn't quite "pop", partially because the bird is standing in front of a light colored background, which is unevenly lit (dark would have been much better!)... The eye could have been dodged a bit too I think, that would have added a bit of impact (maybe even a bit of saturation too, give it some nice yellow in the bottom part).. The other thing about the image is that it seems just a little soft - especially towards the edges, not quite blurry enough to be bokeh, just not sharp... You could have accented that with a bit of selective blurring.. *shrug* nothing personal at all of course, just making a few suggestions that may have helped the image. ( Melethia made me do it...)

A Taste of Pollen
by cloudsme

Comment by kwakerr:
This is a great photo, you are fortunate to have witnessed this. I would like to give high marks, but the thing that is missing is the tongue. If the tongue was there, it would be an ace!

Strut
by cloudsme

Comment by tjbel05:
absolutely beautiful

A Taste of Pollen
by cloudsme

Comment by Tammster:
NICE!!!