Cropped, Auto Contrast, Auto Levels, Auto Colors, Adjusted Curves, Highlights and Shadows, Gamma, Reduced Noise, Resized, Sharpened and Saved for Web.
Thank you for all the comments and the great score.
These little buggers can be a pain in the ass. I spent over 20 hours taking this shot over a 4 day period, I tried all kinds of different angles and backgrounds, Over 400 shots taken and only a handfull of keepers.
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Place: 21 out of 364 Avg (all users): 6.4431 Avg (commenters): 8.2000 Avg (participants): 6.3625 Avg (non-participants): 6.5172 Views since voting: 1454 Views during voting: 258 Votes: 167 Comments: 11 Favorites: 0
I'd normally give this a 6, but having spent the last two weeks trying to capture a d@mn hummingbird of the three that frequent my feedewr and hibiscus, I'm giving you an 8 for your success! NICE CAPTURE!!!
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background v good,
Technical: Focus, Exposure: v good,
Appeal:lovely soft colour, good focal point looks like a jewel
Total Averaged Rating 9.
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