Went back and forth between this shot and a closeup of a Rufous Hummingbird who was sitting on the perch. This is shot with my 300mm f/4L. This year's crop of hummingbirds are much braver than last year.
The title is meant to be a play on two things. 1) The idea that birds are descended from dinosaurs (so this little guy is a long lost relative of T. Rex, the Tyrant King) and 2) Hummingbirds hate each other. National Geographic said it best when they noted that 90% of the Hummingbird language is curse words.
Processing is pretty typical with me going pretty crazy with the saturation cheese whiz (as usual).
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You just beat me Doc! Well done...I was almost at 7 for most of the last few days, and dipped under 6.9 in the last minute...I made way for you! Congrats on yet another accolade/HM
And he's looking at you! I never cease to be amazed by Hummingbird shots, and this is a particularly good one in color and composition. I suspect I would have played with toning down the red in the feeder to better match the bird's head, but then I don't always know when to leave well enough alone ;-)
Great "action" shot. I do like being able to see just a touch of motion in the wings. The green, yellow, orange colors in the background really compliment well too. 10 pts here. -BB
Beautiful colours both in the bird and the background. Would prefer a real flower, but I'm assuming this was taken where the only thing attracting the birds was the artificial flower and nectar?
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