Protect The Environment
by Refocused

Comment by Ammie:
Lovely congratulations

Protect The Environment
by Refocused

Comment by Ammie:
Lovely congratulations

Mid Air
by Refocused

Comment by SandyP:
Wow!!! This! It is perfection! Every soft detailed feather! Not a single flaw that could be improved on or made better! Congratulations!

Mid Air
by Refocused

Comment by Refocused:

Originally posted by roz: been waiting till i could see this on my computer before commenting .. felt i wouldnt be doing it justice on my phone .. and i was totally right .. the details ... that tac sharp eye .. the little tongue poking out . this is an amazing capture .. and amazing viewed large .. what i do love most are those little curled over legs .. extremely cute . many congrats on the ribbon .. :) ps.. would love to know the shutter speed etc etc that you'd be using to get a photo like this .. we dont have hummingbirds where i live .. but from what i do know . they are very small . and move very very fast .. :) oh .. just scrolled down to post and noticed Lev's comment .. lol .. ;)

Thanks for the very kind comment Roz. To answer your question on this particular shot I used my 100-400 1:4.5-5.6 IS II lens, shutter speed 1/1000, f/8, ISO 1000. It was sunny out so I underexposed the shot to bring out the color in the neck without making them appear overly bright and adjusted in photoshop. I having been observing and shooting the hummers for several years now and no one shot is the same as far as camera settings are concerned. It depends on the time of the season, the weather conditions, the location of the shot, distance to the subject, background, and the personality of the particular hummer I am shooting! I observe them for quite a while before I shoot to learn their particular flight patterns and habits.

Mountain Throughway
by Refocused

Comment by roz:
stunning colours .. i'd love to drive on that road .. the curves really appeal to me .. :)

Mid Air
by Refocused

Comment by roz:
been waiting till i could see this on my computer before commenting .. felt i wouldnt be doing it justice on my phone ..
and i was totally right .. the details ... that tac sharp eye .. the little tongue poking out .
this is an amazing capture .. and amazing viewed large ..
what i do love most are those little curled over legs .. extremely cute .
many congrats on the ribbon .. :)

ps.. would love to know the shutter speed etc etc that you'd be using to get a photo like this .. we dont have hummingbirds where i live .. but from what i do know . they are very small . and move very very fast .. :)

oh .. just scrolled down to post and noticed Lev's comment .. lol .. ;)

Mid Air
by Refocused

Comment by LevT:
Two ribbons in one day - isn't it a bit too much? Congrats!

Elephant Hide
by Refocused

Comment by LevT:
Congrats on your win Larry! I was considering elephant skin for an entry but ultimately went with something else. Darn!! )))

Mid Air
by Refocused

Comment by Lydia:
Congratulations, Larry!

I gave this a nine during voting. My only one... and my highest score.

It's lovely!

I enjoy all of that detail!

Mountain Throughway
by Refocused

Comment by SaraR:
Super curves! It’s a totally alie n landscape to me,so an interesting photo.