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by Nathan Laredo
9th Place
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18-AUG-2004 Nathan Laredo

Early Morning Snack*
by Nathan Laredo
9th Place

San Jose, CA

Hummingbird stopping in for an early breakfast on my balcony.

Lots of stalking with a big lens required. People in nearby apartments all looked at me funny since I pretty much stood motionless with my camera pointed at what looked like empty space to them at the time...

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
1/4000s f/10.0 at 200.0mm iso1600 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time18-Aug-2004 07:14:16
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length200 mm
Exposure Time1/4000 sec
Aperturef/10
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Canon DSLR Challenge23-Aug-2004 02:46
Nathan,
**VERY** nice. Not a typical hummingbird shot. It gives me the feeling that I am seeing something that no one has seen before. I love the use of a silhouette. I like the shadow on the right as well. If you crop, don't cut off the entire shadow. Roberta
Guest 22-Aug-2004 15:11
Nice execution on a very tricky subject. Freezing the wings like that is especially commendable.
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Aug-2004 00:32
Very nice, but crop off some of the empty space off of the bottom and right side.

Jeff G.
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Aug-2004 00:14
ok, just having spent about an hour taking aim at my neighborhood hummingbirds, I must say this is beautiful. My wings are totally blurred, this pefectly captured, fully extended wing is so wonderful, but you already knew that. This has to be one of the most challenging shots, from a capturing a flight, in this challenge. Great work. I have a new personal goal.
melissa
Canon DSLR Challenge20-Aug-2004 20:48
Beautiful capture! (*) Perhaps crop off a bit of the very bottom and right side? That might also help with the previous comment... - Ed Hahn
Scott Hopkins19-Aug-2004 16:35

I have to give you credit on this one. I is harder than hell to capture a humming bird!!!
I wish you had a little flash to bring him out or have solid color background to make the silhouette stand out more. The background as is I find to be distracting.
Guest 19-Aug-2004 15:39
Wow.
Canon DSLR Challenge19-Aug-2004 06:43
On most hummingbird photos,the wings are moving, but you captured it at full extention of it's little wings... I love the silouette and the transparency of the wings. It's also perfectly captured in the light area. Great job! -Byron
Canon DSLR Challenge18-Aug-2004 23:42
This is a stunning capture. The light is very different and works very well. excellent!

rob mc