silhouetted ruby throat

silhouetted ruby throat

Capturing a hummer in flight is best attempted near a feeding point of interest, just as the little fella hovers. Pre-focusing(guessing) is sometimes the only way to get the bird sharp enough for a usable image. This evening I had a great thunderstorm cloud for my background.
slowbutsteady
on Sep 19, 2008 2:48 pm
Image Type(s): Wildlife
Image ID: 444612

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rdmc

rdmc - Sep 19, 2008 5:39 pm - Voted 10/10

Incredible shot....

....and background.
Two of my favorite things....
sunsets and birds.
:0)
RDMC

slowbutsteady

slowbutsteady - Sep 19, 2008 10:14 pm - Hasn't voted

hovering hummer

Thanks so much for your expressions of appreciation for the image. I took quite a few just to get one in focus, hoping the sunset light on the wonderful thunderhead would stick around. regards slowbutsteady

Deb

Deb - Sep 20, 2008 12:03 am - Voted 10/10

Surreal!

How does this beautifully timed shot not have more 10 votes? Love the birdie silhouette with the orange clouds!

Arthur Digbee

Arthur Digbee - Sep 22, 2008 3:00 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Surreal!

I wondered the same thing -- it's ranked pretty high on the "last three days" page so I guess site traffic (or voters) are just low right now for some reason.

What a great shot!

slowbutsteady

slowbutsteady - Sep 20, 2008 9:07 am - Hasn't voted

hummer

Thank you for your vote and kind remarks

Mountain_girl

Mountain_girl - Aug 14, 2009 5:53 pm - Voted 10/10

Gorgeous!

That's an amazing picture! Thanks for sharing.

TyeDyeTwins

TyeDyeTwins - Aug 29, 2009 1:44 am - Voted 10/10

Wow

Beautiful picture. Just another exsample of how timing is everything.

slowbutsteady

slowbutsteady - Aug 29, 2009 9:37 pm - Hasn't voted

wow

Thank you for your vote and remarks.

tarol

tarol - May 3, 2010 11:37 pm - Voted 10/10

Wow

Love it!!

Kenzo Okawa

Kenzo Okawa - Jun 28, 2013 8:02 pm - Voted 10/10

great shot!

A lot of thanks for sharing!

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