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10-JAN-2002

Blue Hummer - Willy

Sony Cybershot
1/30s f/3.5 at 47.0mm iso100 with Flash full exif

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Sony Forums Challenges15-Jan-2002 04:24
Spectacular color and a great moment in time. Would love to have captured the bird at an angle slightly more straight on so that it's eyes appeared to be looking straight into the camera. Great shot! -- Rich
Guest 12-Jan-2002 20:35
I really like this photo just as it is! When a hummingbird's wings are "frozen" in time in a photo, it tends to look a bit like it's somehow levitaing against the laws of gravity, like Wiley Coyote's long pause just before he takes that plunge off the edge of the cliff. This photo shows the amazing speed and effort these tiny birds have to put out in order to stay hovering. VEry well done! Not an easy shot to get...~Nee (rdavis)
Guest 12-Jan-2002 14:46
weel, I like it ... just the way it is !
Except this plastic stuff !
Sony Forums Challenges12-Jan-2002 00:29
It's hard to satisfy everyone: I would have liked to see more details in the wings, like a freezed shot. Even better would have been burst mode showing three positions of sharply focused wings. But otherwise I think it is a superb shot! - Hermo
Guest 11-Jan-2002 15:59
Wow, pretty. Beautiful colors. I would have loved to see this with a much faster shutter speed, if the light allowed it , to be able to see a bit more of the wings. David.
Guest 11-Jan-2002 14:05
Beautiful shot! I would like to have been pulled back just a touch, to get the whole bird - but then some of the striking detail of the closeup would be lost. Good job, Willy!