Fast little Bugger

[sideeffects]

This little guy finally took a rest from flying around gathering food and such, I took the opportunity to snap a few shots.. I think it turned out pretty well just wondering what you guys think of the composition and overall picture quality. Thanks all!

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23235343@N08/2323620960/" title="HummingBird by rapidflop, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/2323620960_8601ba6cdb.jpg" width="500" height="327" alt="HummingBird" /></a>

f-9
1/320
iso 100
200mm

[netbymatt]

Great composition and depth of field. The background could have taken a lot away from the bird if you hadn't kept it out of focus. The only thing I might tweak is the levels a little, the bird looks slightly underexposed.

[crunch]

I like the composition. The background blur is good, but could be better. I would have used a larger aperture- f/5.6 at least or even wider if your lens can. As is, it's a bit distracting. Otherwise I agree with netbymatt, slight underexposure on the bird.

Cheers!

[sideeffects]

Thanks for the input guys, I had my camera set to shutter speed priority. I was going to try and "freeze" the humming birds wings but 1/320 was not fast enough lol. Only when he rested I got a few good shots of him. I should have opened of the apature a bit I guess.

[Ewie]

I really like the composition of the shot, very well done, great capture.

The bird and branch are slightly out of focus, possibly due to movement & shutter speed and could be sharpened up just a little to make more distinction between them and the background.

For next time, a larger aperture (smaller F-Stop number) would help to increase shutter speed and "shorten" DOF, I've found that working in Av (aperture) mode works well.

I note you had the camera set at ISO100. You might like to try at ISO200 which will effectively double your shutter speed and help to "freeze" the action without adding too much digital noise.

As mentioned by others, I think the shot is a little under-exposed, you might like to add a little exposure compensation, say +.3Ev.

Hope this helps. :)

[cmertz2]

I love the background. I think the blurred branch adds a great line element that really draws the eyes in.