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Reuse (Soft Drink or Beer Bottle Hummingbird Feeder)
Reuse (Soft Drink or Beer Bottle Hummingbird Feeder)
sfmorris


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Green* (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Conway
Date: Jun 28, 2008
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jun 29, 2008

 Soft Drink or Beer Bottle Hummingbird Feeder
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Nonreturnable glass soft drink bottle, 16 or 20 ounce size
Bottle Cap (that came with the bottle)
Wire coat hanger
Wire cutters
Pliers
One-eighth inch drill bit

Directions
Cut the hook and twisted portion from the coat hanger. Bend the remaining wire around the soft drink bottle (see illustration). Bend a hook on one end of the wire to hang the bottle. Bend the other end of the wire next to the bottle cap to form a perch for the hummingbird.
With cap still on bottle, drill one hole. Drill only one hole into the center of the bottle cap. Now fill the bottle about three-quarters full with sugar water. Hang the feeder in a place where it can be seen from a window

Still waiting for the hummers to find it. They are still feeding from the Bees Balm.
Cropped adjusted levels, curves and saturation. Resized, USM and applied Noice Nija.

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 110
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/06/2008 04:40:42 PM
I think Im going to try this
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 07/05/2008 09:49:29 AM
The contrasting colours work well. DOF and composition is good. Nice idea.
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 07/05/2008 05:02:16 AM
Very very clever indeed. What's actually in the bottle? Something sweet I'll be bound.
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 07/03/2008 10:53:06 PM
Why the leaf in the foreground ΓΆ€“ would have been a great shot with the hummingbird in the frame!
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 07/03/2008 03:46:57 PM
Lets hope it Nectar inside :) if not your going to have a few Hummingbirds flying into trees. Good focus and nice DOF.
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 07/02/2008 07:50:31 PM
This is so simple and yet totally nails the challenge. Nicely done. 7
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 07/02/2008 03:26:50 PM
would have been better with a hummingbird!! good colors
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 07/02/2008 03:21:16 PM
That's quite the innovation! I may have to make one of these myself. Sweet DOF and bokeh.
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 06/30/2008 09:17:53 PM
Nice contrasting Colors
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 06/30/2008 09:12:04 PM
Very clever. How does the h/bird get the water out? I would love tomake one.
kathleen royles
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 06/30/2008 08:28:21 PM
a great use for an old beer bottle...how did the hummingbirds like the bud light? probably didn't like it at all - but from what i have read, hummingbirds only like REAL beer....

good use of shallow DOF to get a smooth background - i am just not convinced about the branch in front - it seems to distract
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 06/30/2008 06:54:22 PM
Maybe not as attractive as a store-bought one, but is certainly a good way to recycle. Nice colors/levels on this. The one oof leaf is a bit distracting, and I'm sure that given another opportunity, you would have snipped or pulled it out of the way, or perhaps used a stop or two down to get it a little clearer, yet still maintain the oof nature of it.
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