Hummingbird on a Stick

[FlyFitz]

I don't yet have the right setup for hummingbirds in flight, so I settle for these little guys who pose for portraits:

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Looking at these, I think I could use a touch of NR in the backgrou

Thanks,

Sean

[Steve S]

Looking at these, I think I could use a touch of NR in the backgrou

Thanks,

Sean

That and a tighter crop , if you can afford the loss in resolution. Nice job sean.

[FlyFitz]

That and a tighter crop , if you can afford the loss in resolution. Nice job sean.

Agreed completely, but that's about as tight as I can go. Funny, 560mm at about 35' still isn't enough!

Thanks,

Sean

[Geoff F]

And if you had 1,000 mm, Sean, you would want 1,500 mm.

Good sharp focus.

With regard to the background. I find that running over noise problem areas with a little bit of Blur Brush does help. Vary opacity and brush size to suit.

I think I might also try to tone down a few of the brighter background spots with an adjustment layer plus an edited mask to selectively apply the effect.

[FlyFitz]

Thanks, Geoff. Good ideas; will give them a try.

Sean