Original Hummer by ctfchallenge


06-AUG-2008	Michael Shealy

Female Rufous Hummingbird; small big color, esp. for a female.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/400s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso200 hide exif

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ctfchallenge		07-Aug-2008 16:51
Thanks, guys. @ Brent, they'll come ... Google "patience", hehe. Once they find it, they'll be there every year. @ Kurt, excellent assessment! Yes, it was shot thru a window. On another note, Kurt; how long did it sit like this? Hummers (with wings, yes Doug ":^D) are a great case study on relativity. A long time for them is a few seconds. They land on the feeders when I'm hanging them up and have no fear, cuz I'm "standing still" by comparison. I could never move fast enough to be a threat. Cheers, -mikey

ctfchallenge		07-Aug-2008 03:53
I get it Mikey. Even before the H1. -COAmature

ctfchallenge		07-Aug-2008 02:51
Beautiful bird and nice shot Michael! Rare to see them so still (must be recharging). Was this shot through a window? The bokeh has a slightly distorted look. -angioman

ctfchallenge		06-Aug-2008 18:16
Very nice Mikey- love that metallic color on the bird and the OOF background is pleasing too. Even the chicken wire has a nice hue to it. Great work! Seems rare to see one of these little guys just sitting around? I bought a nice hand blown glass hummingbird feeder a couple of weeks ago and was looking forward to getting the birds I've seen in the garden up near my front window. I haven't seen a hummingbird anywhere since I hung it and guess I need to google how to attract them- pretty sad :-( ~Brent

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