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Challenge: Backsides (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Back porch at the feeder, where else...
Date: Jun 17, 2007
Aperture: 10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 17, 2007

 This image was a fluke from the perspective that hummingbirds move so fast and you have no way to plan what the bird is going to do. I released the shutter just as the bird took flight, I never did see the bee until I was looking at the images, several hundred, and realized then why the bird had moved. I felt this was a pretty amazing photograph but I guess a lot of people didn't. Even though the entry did not score very well I appreciate all the wonderful comments.

Statistics
Place: 226 out of 381
Avg (all users): 5.3233
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.1646
Avg (non-participants): 5.5556
Views since voting: 774
Views during voting: 219
Votes: 133
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 06/25/2007 08:12:36 PM
it wasn't until recently that I noticed the battles that take place b/tw the stinging insects & others, like butterflies, and birds..@ flowers, watering spots, etc. I can't tell if the non stinging guys are ever stung... It is quite amazing to watch, even more amazing to catch it in a phtoograph!

Good for you for making the decision to enter the most interesting of your shots!

Keep on shooting!
~Anni
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/24/2007 09:38:30 PM
Lot's of action there.
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 06/24/2007 08:57:27 PM
what a capture!
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 06/23/2007 10:26:02 PM
Wow that is not an easy shot to duplicate... congratulations
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 06/23/2007 09:15:08 PM
i like the chaos! looks like they were both a bit stunned... great capture of the watering hole!
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 06/22/2007 09:48:19 PM
nice catch, but the longer exposure threw your focus off (you knew that). just ends up being distracting.
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 06/21/2007 10:00:15 PM
amusing thats all i can say
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 06/21/2007 12:46:16 PM
I like how the bee and feeder are so sharp and the hummingbird is blurred by the movement.
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 06/20/2007 05:25:31 PM
Do you know how fast you have to set your shutter to capture the wings? I did it once at 1/4000th...
TC
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 06/20/2007 12:05:56 PM
Kind of looks like they are battling for the food. Excellent capture.
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 06/19/2007 10:54:46 PM
Way out of focus.
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 06/18/2007 01:27:51 PM
Very interesting shot. The motion blur actually adds to it, I think, but the composition doesn't feel balanced.
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 06/18/2007 01:31:29 AM
Amazing capture - great job. 8
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 06/18/2007 12:52:02 AM
Wow that looks sooo cool
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