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06/10/2002 12:21:00 PM |
Thank you all for your comments. It was better in color, but this was by far the best photo I took all week.
Patella, the nest is made of lichen, tree moss and spider webs, pretty much the same color as the fir needles, so in color, this shot is still difficult to pick out from the surroundings. As I really didn't want to disturb her too much (see the comment from heritcon in England), I couldn't play around with the shot too much. I had wind blowing the branch around, the camera held as far up and out as humanly possible and a nervous looking mother to contend with. Basically, shoot and run away.
Patrick, not to be mean, but this is soooo much more of a rare find. Flying hummingbirds are "a dime a dozen". I have dozens myself. I am still working on the "perfect" shot, but just how many nesting hummingbirds have you seen in the wild? My second favorite shot of all time is of this same female, resting near our feeder. One of the few times I have seen a hummingbird not in flight. I had often wondered if they ever rested. Certainly not when they are eating.
Unfortunately, my camera doesn't "do" black and white". It wasn't a feature I cared about. Sorry, B&W fans.
And not to be a total whiner, but really 3 ones? |
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06/09/2002 02:27:00 PM |
| I love the puzzle nest. Have u tried to put it together yet? |
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06/09/2002 02:27:00 PM |
| A little busy, I'd focus more onthe bird in the nest rather than the surroundings. |
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06/09/2002 12:36:00 AM |
| I can't think of the way I want to word this. The hummingbird and nest are very clearly visible in the picture, and yet they seem to get lost among all those pine needles. While I've tried very hard not to make comments like this, I wonder if the color of the hummingbird and nest would be enough of a difference from the needles to help set them apart. |
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06/07/2002 11:51:00 PM |
| a bit bright but good focus on subject |
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06/07/2002 11:36:00 PM |
| Appears a little overly sharp to me. |
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06/07/2002 03:20:00 PM |
| In such a busy B+W shot the bird is almost lost in this. This is a tough shot to take so I give you lots of credit for capturing this. |
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06/07/2002 01:23:00 PM |
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06/06/2002 12:46:00 PM |
| Color and better light would most likely make the hummingbird stand out from the busy surroundings. |
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06/06/2002 08:48:00 AM |
| great catch! the bird is lost a bit in his background, but the subject matter gives this a good score. |
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06/06/2002 12:38:00 AM |
| Nice -- my guess is more likely a long zoom than a calm hummingbird... |
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06/05/2002 03:42:00 PM |
| That must have been a hard shot to get!!! Wow |
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06/05/2002 01:51:00 PM |
| I think this would have worked better in colour - as it is the light surround to the bird is distracting - it takes a moment to find the subject |
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06/05/2002 09:55:00 AM |
| Tough subject. Nice job. I wish the contrast was a little better. |
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06/04/2002 10:43:00 PM |
| oh wow, I am so jealous. This looks like it should be in an encyclopedia. If I could change anything it would be to brighten his little head up so you could differenciate(SP?) his head with the nest a bit better. great job. |
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06/04/2002 04:53:00 PM |
| beautiful shot probably in color, but it loses the effect when changed to black and white. |
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06/04/2002 05:17:00 AM |
| took the image and put it on PS Elements>Auto levels. Slightly darkened the image and improved what I think is a really nice photo. Just a little too light, I think.(7) |
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06/03/2002 08:14:00 PM |
| well we finally caught the bird great shot |
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06/03/2002 07:36:00 PM |
| Would be much more effective in color. |
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06/03/2002 06:44:00 PM |
| it's good but i kinda lost the subject amongst the background. |
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06/03/2002 06:05:00 PM |
| nice shot - is that a nest? - yes, sorry - just read your title. |
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06/03/2002 05:49:00 PM |
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06/03/2002 03:35:00 PM |
| I'm a sucker for hummingbirds. Love this shot, well done. Good capture. |
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06/03/2002 02:39:00 PM |
| In England that photo would be a crime without a special permit. |
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06/03/2002 02:08:00 PM |
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06/03/2002 12:07:00 PM |
| The b/w conversion here makes everything camoflauged and the bird gets lots in all the confusion of the branches. |
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06/03/2002 11:46:00 AM |
| would have been better if you caught it flying! |
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06/03/2002 10:11:00 AM |
| Very nice I've never seen a hummingbird when it was not in flight. |
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06/03/2002 08:26:00 AM |
| WOW ! How rare this type of photo is ! At *first* glance I thought wow this is pretty busy. However, I gave this a second look this morning as it was late last night when I looked at it. I must say...not only was this a hard subject to capture but the crop is perfect ! It frames it so well. This is a 8 from me. |
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06/03/2002 06:29:00 AM |
| Very interesting capture! I like the concept here but I don't believe the overall image works well in black and white, but it is a great capture! the many sharp contrasts in this photo make it a little tedious in black and white... |
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