Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird

[4rum]

Rambo. The first bird to show up each year at my place is a male. I always name the first one Rambo for their amazing strength to battle the forces of nature during migration. Just imagine, so tiny ...

 

[Jeff15]

Pity it's not lighter ...?

 

[VidThreeNorth]

Pity it's not lighter ...?

Huh? Not really, the branch in the background shows good exposure and the bird does not looked shadowed to me?

 

[Digger...]

Such tiny little legs compared to his beak...

 

[lenspeeper]

Pity it's not lighter ...?

A light application of the shadow/highlights tool in Photoshop will do the trick without compromising the rest of the image. The catch light in the eye is great, but I agree that the throat area needs lightening to bring out the details. Otherwise, a good image of an illusive species.

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shot! I see one zooming about, but I don't have my feeder up this year. They nest in a tree across the alley from us.

 

[4rum]

A light application of the shadow/highlights tool in Photoshop will do the trick without compromising the rest of the image. The catch light in the eye is great, but I agree that the throat area needs lightening to bring out the details. Otherwise, a good image of an illusive species.

Thanks, but I'm not smart enough to use photoshop. I do very little post editing. I see many wonderful results, but I won't ever be proficient with that software.

 

[Jeff15]

Photo editing for me is part of the fun of photography ..

 

[SharonHearn]

What beautiful colours.

 

[KJ_North]

Nice shot

 

[terri]

Rambo. The first bird to show up each year at my place is a male. I always name the first one Rambo for their amazing strength to battle the forces of nature during migration. Just imagine, so tiny ...

He's a beauty! Funny, I generally get female Ruby throats first.

Rambo - I like your thinking! Their endurance is amazing.