Blue-J

[Steve S]

This guy landed 5 feet from me when i was shooting hummingbirds. The one time i wish i had a zoom. This is an uncropped image ..............................

[Bobobird]

Nice detail. 5 feet is close for this largish bird, so it is either you go backwards or you lose the feet which you did.

A zoom would not have helped unless you wanted only the eyes.

[davidedric]

Yes, a nice sharp image. For me, the picture would have worked better if you had pulled back a little, got the feet in, and so showed a little more of the environment.

[Steve S]

Nice detail. 5 feet is close for this largish bird, so it is either you go backwards or you lose the feet which you did.

A zoom would not have helped unless you wanted only the eyes.

Just a fun shot, bobo......................zooms do go both ways. (i had 420mm Prime at 5 feet and couldn't move, so i took a shot.)

[Steve S]

Yes, a nice sharp image. For me, the picture would have worked better if you had pulled back a little, got the feet in, and so showed a little more of the environment.

I agree dave, which is why i wished i had a zoom instead of a 420mm prime lens.

[jprzybyla]

Beautiful color, perfect detail. My only suggestion would be to crop the bottom tighter to totally eliminate the legs. Keep shooting Steve.

[Steve S]

Beautiful color, perfect detail. My only suggestion would be to crop the bottom tighter to totally eliminate the legs. Keep shooting Steve.

Thanks joe, shots like this are a dime a dozen. Anyone with a big lens can do it at will. I'll prob. bin it, but wanted to show off the great feather detail , before i did. If i could have gotten 4 steps back, it would be a keeper. I'll take a good composition over a close-up any day.