Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
by jetstar

Comment by vtruan:
Beautiful Rufous. Great stop action. Ya almost stopped the wings. Great shot

Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
by jetstar

Comment by ramevi:
All I can see is ...............
A RIBBON!!!!!!! GREAT! 10

Two Hummingbirds
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Comment by jetstar:
Thanks everyone for the nice comments on this photo. Yes, the shutter speed was 1/200 ( the max flash sync speed on the D60 camera) The technique I used to freeze the wings was to use 5 flash units (vivatar 285's). I used only 1/16 power on each head so as to have a very short duration (measured at 1/10000 sec). I used a apeture of about f16 to ensure that almost all the light came from the flash units. So the bottom line is the effective shutter speed was about 1/10,000 enough to freeze the wings of a hummingbird.

Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
by jetstar

Comment by clues56:
Very good shot of a hummingbird. These little beauties are not easy to capture, they're so fast. But you did a beautiful job! Nice clear picture. What kind is he?

Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
by jetstar

Comment by ellamay:
The bird is great here, sharp, clear. The background while slightly blurred is still a bit busy unfortunately (probably camera limitation). well done

Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
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Comment by Sonifo:
Wow! Excellent shot!

Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
by jetstar

Comment by jmsetzler:
Your hummingbird photos are some of the best I have seen... i hope you are planning to get these published somewhere :) = 10

Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
by jetstar

Comment by Everyday Renee:
Excellent, excellent photo. It is a little busy in the background but not enough to bother me because your capture of the hummer is so perfect. Solid 10.

Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
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Comment by Neuferland:
Awesome detail, love the colors!

Hovering hummer...natures helicopter..
by jetstar

Comment by tomzinho:
incredible focus, detail, and color. very nicely done.