Humming Birds
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Comment from The Condition Black
This is a cool find; I am a nature person and have never seen a hummingbird nest. Didn't even know they took time out of their busy little schedule to build such ornate dwellings. I thought they spawned asexually!
Seriously this is one of those photographs that is more than just the quality of the image itself. It is the scene that is being depicted that is important. And you have that nailed here. Great work capturing this.
Your image though, is lacking just a little. There is NOTHING dynamic or visually stimulating about a flash on a camera. I know you are outside and can't set up lighting and the natural lighting wasn't enough to get a good pic. Just understand that your image is going to suffer as a result. I will give some credit to the fact that your flash did create some nice contrast between the foreground and that background, of course the focus did that for you as well.
Cool shot, and definitely one worth entering in this contest. Good luck to you, let's see how the voting goes!
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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This is a cool find; I am a nature person and have never seen a hummingbird nest. Didn't even know they took time out of their busy little schedule to build such ornate dwellings. I thought they spawned asexually!
Seriously this is one of those photographs that is more than just the quality of the image itself. It is the scene that is being depicted that is important. And you have that nailed here. Great work capturing this.
Your image though, is lacking just a little. There is NOTHING dynamic or visually stimulating about a flash on a camera. I know you are outside and can't set up lighting and the natural lighting wasn't enough to get a good pic. Just understand that your image is going to suffer as a result. I will give some credit to the fact that your flash did create some nice contrast between the foreground and that background, of course the focus did that for you as well.
Cool shot, and definitely one worth entering in this contest. Good luck to you, let's see how the voting goes!
Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Thanks! I was standing on a ladder, holding the branch down a bit and shot several. I shot some without the flash but it was to shaded. I tried several settings and went down to a slow shutter speed and wide fstop but this one with the flash looked best.
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I hear that. I know these can be difficult shots to get, and I HATE saying stuff like "if you had only turned off the flash" etc when it is obvious that you needed it for good reason. Still, those camera flashes just wash out a photo. I can't stand camera flashes. They REALLY get on my nerves.
Ok, I'm done venting. You put a lot of work into this shot and that shows. You did good. It is well received.
Comment from gnewman
Great shot!!
Initial impact 5
Creativity of presentation 5
Color Harmony 5
Center of Interest 5
Technical Excellence 5
Technique 5
Story Telling Ability 5
Lighting 5
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Great shot!!
Initial impact 5
Creativity of presentation 5
Color Harmony 5
Center of Interest 5
Technical Excellence 5
Technique 5
Story Telling Ability 5
Lighting 5
Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Thank you so very much!
Comment from shiloh106
Aw, they are too sweet.
What a great capture.
Beautiful lighting.
Great composition. The strong diagonal pulls the eye right to the babies. Great focus and clarity. Best of luck.
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Aw, they are too sweet.
What a great capture.
Beautiful lighting.
Great composition. The strong diagonal pulls the eye right to the babies. Great focus and clarity. Best of luck.
Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Thank you so very much!
Comment from Chaxl
What a very neat experience. Great color, contrast, DOF, angle, detail and storyline. I enjoy it all.
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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What a very neat experience. Great color, contrast, DOF, angle, detail and storyline. I enjoy it all.
Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Thank you so very much!
Comment from CzechM878
Hi there.
What a great shot.
Nice that you could get so close to them.
Great framing or cropping.
Good focus and clarity.
Thank you for sharing
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Hi there.
What a great shot.
Nice that you could get so close to them.
Great framing or cropping.
Good focus and clarity.
Thank you for sharing
Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Thank you so very much!
Comment from jesuel
what a beautiful photo the color is great the detail is great excellent depth great lighting and really great subject matter fine work here
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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what a beautiful photo the color is great the detail is great excellent depth great lighting and really great subject matter fine work here
Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Thank you so very much!
Comment from syork47
Very nice, what a great shot. A rare view of these delicate creatures. Ofter hard to see all the beauty in nature because so much of it is so small.
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Very nice, what a great shot. A rare view of these delicate creatures. Ofter hard to see all the beauty in nature because so much of it is so small.
Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Thank you so very much!
Comment from Steve T.
what a very good photo, looks like their both girls. incredible find.
the photo is very well focused and the details are vey good.
the colors are natural and the lighting is nice.
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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what a very good photo, looks like their both girls. incredible find.
the photo is very well focused and the details are vey good.
the colors are natural and the lighting is nice.
Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Thank you so very much! It is a bit early to say!
Comment from ramonafrances
This is a one in a million shot. Did you, perhaps, have an earlier version of this posted that was not quite up to par?
This photo has excellent clarity, with the lens pointed precisely at the subject; this shows exquisite detail & is quite telling. Notable is the level of difficulty to achieve this (Watching & waiting). Your lens is not that powerful; apparently your determination is.
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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This is a one in a million shot. Did you, perhaps, have an earlier version of this posted that was not quite up to par?
This photo has excellent clarity, with the lens pointed precisely at the subject; this shows exquisite detail & is quite telling. Notable is the level of difficulty to achieve this (Watching & waiting). Your lens is not that powerful; apparently your determination is.
Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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thank you so very much! The other one I was on the groud shooting up. The parent bird would not have it any other way. For this one I was on a ladder.
Comment from Ubik8
Beautiful work. Like the contrast between foreground and back ground. Very good composition and I like the way the front bird is mirrored by the one behind. Amazing detail in the nest. Well done.
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reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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Beautiful work. Like the contrast between foreground and back ground. Very good composition and I like the way the front bird is mirrored by the one behind. Amazing detail in the nest. Well done.
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Comment Written 22-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 22-Jul-2011
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thanks