Uploaded: April 22, 2007 20:02:38
ISO-100, f/8 Shutter 1/250, 100-300 lens.
Got this shot of one of the hummingbirds this evening. There's something about the way he's facing me that I like.
Cathy Laurenzi April 22, 2007
Another great humingbird photo, Dot. How in the world do you get such sharp photos of moving birds? I like the perspective - it makes the photo unique. #642582Kathy L. Clark April 22, 2007
I'd like to know the answer to the above questions as well. This is so wonderful. #4198038Dominick M. Dimacale April 22, 2007
This is an amazing capture of this swift flying bird, and the caltiry is awesome Dot, I tell you we will see this again next month...Dominick #4198039Dot K. April 22, 2007
Thanks everyone,To answer the question about sharpness, I delete many blurry, or no bird in the frame photos. But here's basicaly what I am doing, is taking lots of shots. My camera has a sharpness setting which I keep at +2. Whenever possible I try my best to keep the light behind me, and on the bird. Exposure, FStop, and focus are all set to manual. The ISO setting has a lot to do with how sharp the photo will be, so I use 100 as much as possible, but change it to a higher number if I realy need to. I always have the steady shot feature on, not sure it's realy needed when the light is good, but it sure couldn't hurt any.
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Richard D. Cox April 23, 2007
This is a unique shot! Very well done, Dot. #4198244Harris Qazi April 23, 2007
Once a whole day I had tried to capture sharp focus on flying Seagull. After shooting hundrades of images I have got non like you have produced. Very nice and lucky capture. #4200298Cheryl E. Molennor April 23, 2007
OMG!! Amazing. Just love it! #4200391Janine Russell April 23, 2007
Dot, excellent detail, colors, clarity, lighting and point of view. #4201597Anna Diederich April 30, 2007
WOW Dot! This is amazing! #4233296Kurt Hawkins May 01, 2007
gorgeous capture dot .. well done .. B) #4233779Michelle L. Frick May 01, 2007
This is beautiful Dot! Amazing clarity and detail - and I love where you have him framed in the shot too! Awesome! #4236693Michelle L. Frick May 23, 2007
Congratulations on your finalist Dot! #4318240Sharon King May 23, 2007
WOW, Awesome shot! Congrats! #4318734Terry Cervi May 23, 2007
I love it!! Congrats on your finalist, Dot! #4321005Blake T. Lipthratt May 24, 2007
This picture cracks me up, but it's amazing. #4325065Kurt Hawkins May 24, 2007
congrats dot on your win .. this is such an awesome and beautiful capture .. very well deserved .. B) #4326818Dominick M. Dimacale May 25, 2007
Congratulations here Dot , as I have told you before, you deserve this win...Dominick #4327305Claudia Kuhn May 25, 2007
Wonderful capture Dot, congrats on your win!! #4327762Bill Houghton May 25, 2007
This is quite a unique shot. Once in a lifetime. Great job. Congratulations. BillBill Houghton Photography #4328435
Kay E. Mahoney May 25, 2007
Dot,Congratulations on your second place winner. #4328626Dot K. May 25, 2007
Thanks everyone! Not just for the congrats on this photo but for all the encouragment I recieve from your comments on all my photos as well. Dominick you sure were correct about this one!I realy owe a huge thanks to Better Photo, I have learned so much from this site, and from the other photographers here. I am so thrilled to have a premium gallery, I had been seriously thinking about getting one, but looks like I won one instead.
Thanks again, to all of you, and to BP! #4329325
Anna Diederich May 25, 2007
I was so happy to see this one win Dot! It blew me away first time I saw it!HUGE Congrats to you! #4330036
Lisa J. Boulden May 25, 2007
BIG TIME CONGRATULATIONS!!!Janine Russell May 25, 2007
Dot, BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your SECOND PLACE WIN! #4331219Theresa Marie Jones May 27, 2007
Bravo! Great capture! #4336287Ariel Lepor May 27, 2007
Congratulations twice: Once on winning, and once on a TOTALLY AWESOME CAPTURE!!Ariel
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Madhu Ramaswamy May 27, 2007
Oh dear god! I am falling short of words to praise this. Congrats!!! #4337419Shelly A. Van Camp June 04, 2007
Beautiful....nice capture in moion. He is tooo cute!!! Well done! #4363796Patrick R. McMullen June 17, 2007
Beautiful shot Dot! Congratulations on it! Great selective focusing too..Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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