Living Emerald

Living Emerald · **4 Likes**

An adult male Green-crowned Brilliant hummingbird in Monteverde, Costa Rica, poses for his portrait. K-3 with DA* 300mm, 1/320s, f/4, ISO 2500. While I'm aware I haven't completely filled the frame with the bird, I hope that viewers will find that this composition still satisfies the spirit of this month's contest since he does occupy much of the frame, and by shooting wide open I managed to not "leave any disturbing or unnecessary details in the background or anywhere in the frame" per the rules. I did experiment with tight crops but I found they left the composition feeling unbalanced.

pen64 · 05-02-2015, 07:41 PM

Just gorgeous. Beautiful bokeh!!

yorik · 05-02-2015, 11:32 PM

Very nice.

**jlsa05** · 05-03-2015, 01:30 AM

Crisp clear and beautiful bokeh !

scabana · 05-03-2015, 04:47 AM

I am a sucker for hummingbird pictures and this is a beauty.

**jbondo** · 05-03-2015, 05:48 AM

beautiful

boraclicks · 05-03-2015, 07:25 AM

Would definitely fit a frame.

**TomTom** · 05-03-2015, 10:26 AM

Nice catch! Look at that tongue.

whatthecrowbrings · 05-03-2015, 11:54 AM

Truly great. Both in skill and I image patience

Thinus · 05-03-2015, 11:13 PM

Excellent! Like the diagonal line.

Nicram · 05-04-2015, 06:13 AM

Very nice photo, good moment, good colors, good bokeh, everything just perfect

**wmarkroberts** · 05-04-2015, 06:57 PM - **1 Like**

Heartfelt thanks to everyone above for your positive feedback! I particularly appreciate your remarks about the bokeh, as I consider it critical to this photo. It's not often that I find a good subject with a pleasing natural background far enough behind it to create an effect like this.

robert7704 · 05-05-2015, 04:04 PM

Ohh. Just perfect. ..

panonski · 05-06-2015, 02:15 PM

Maybe someone would say this colibry isn't exactly fill entire frame, but background is very nicely done, colours are in good composite,
and it is a part of picture as well.
Without background the picture will not be the same, and it will be less good. It's a good choice to leave it, because colibry is very delicate little bird,
and closer shoot would be destroy it's tiny pretty delicacy.

So, it is well balanced, and pic is just beatifull. Thumbs up. Nominate

Outis · 05-09-2015, 07:55 PM

Holy cow. This is amazing. I never thought I'd see a hummingbird in such detail-- it must have been pretty relaxed for the photo, if it was fluffing up its feathers this much.

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05-02-2015, 07:41 PM	#2
pen64 New Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 5	Stunning Just gorgeous. Beautiful bokeh!! Last edited by pen64; 05-04-2015 at 07:40 PM.

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05-02-2015, 11:32 PM	#3
yorik Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Scotts Valley, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 991	Very nice.

05-03-2015, 01:30 AM	#4
jlsa05 Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 244	Crisp clear and beautiful bokeh !

05-03-2015, 04:47 AM	#5
scabana Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 72	I am a sucker for hummingbird pictures and this is a beauty.

05-03-2015, 05:48 AM	#6
jbondo Loyal Site Supportaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Texas Photos: Albums Posts: 503	beautiful

05-03-2015, 07:25 AM	#7
boraclicks Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Bangalore Photos: Albums Posts: 96	Would definitely fit a frame.

05-03-2015, 10:26 AM	#8
TomTom Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Dallas, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 539	Nice catch! Look at that tongue.

05-03-2015, 11:54 AM	#9
whatthecrowbrings New Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 5	Truly great. Both in skill and I image patience

05-03-2015, 11:13 PM	#10
Thinus Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 110	Excellent! Like the diagonal line.

05-04-2015, 06:13 AM	#11
Nicram Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Poland Posts: 25	Very nice photo, good moment, good colors, good bokeh, everything just perfect

05-04-2015, 06:57 PM - 1 Like	#12
wmarkroberts Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Gallery Posts: 400 Original Poster	Heartfelt thanks to everyone above for your positive feedback! I particularly appreciate your remarks about the bokeh, as I consider it critical to this photo. It's not often that I find a good subject with a pleasing natural background far enough behind it to create an effect like this.

05-05-2015, 04:04 PM	#13
robert7704 New Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 11	Ohh. Just perfect. ..

05-06-2015, 02:15 PM	#14
panonski Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Zagreb Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 624	Maybe someone would say this colibry isn't exactly fill entire frame, but background is very nicely done, colours are in good composite, and it is a part of picture as well. Without background the picture will not be the same, and it will be less good. It's a good choice to leave it, because colibry is very delicate little bird, and closer shoot would be destroy it's tiny pretty delicacy. So, it is well balanced, and pic is just beatifull. Thumbs up. Nominate

05-09-2015, 07:55 PM	#15
Outis Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 935	Holy cow. This is amazing. I never thought I'd see a hummingbird in such detail-- it must have been pretty relaxed for the photo, if it was fluffing up its feathers this much.