Snack Time [Contest Finalists July 2009]
Uploaded: July 31, 2009 04:54:44
Dominick M. Dimacale July 31, 2009
Lovely animal capture, Linda, love the clarity.
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Max Aureli July 31, 2009
WOW!!! What a capture!! Clear, well framed and perfect timing!!! Wonderful colors and details, Linda!!! #7799837Amy M. Wilson July 31, 2009
Great timing, a gorgeous capture! Love everything about this, the colors, details... just awesome, Linda! #7799859Michael Khoury July 31, 2009
A delightful capture...I'm inclined to start paying more attention to hummingbirds...a few come around to our honeysuckles once in a while...Randy A. Myers July 31, 2009
Great job on capturing this hummer. Good job!! #7799892Tammy Scott July 31, 2009
WHOA! Excellent capture! Awesome focus and timing! #7799917Joy Rector July 31, 2009
beatiful shot #7800011Melissa Olsen July 31, 2009
One of the best hummingbird capture I have ever seen. Great job, Linda! #7800038Shawn Jennings July 31, 2009
Fantastic capture, Linda! This is beautiful! #7800109Agnes Fegan July 31, 2009
Perfect timing Linda...this is beautiful! #7800136Tamara K. Walker July 31, 2009
Super capture. #7800159Eugenio Diaz July 31, 2009
Very well done. This is a brilliant photo.Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas July 31, 2009
What a beautiful capture Linda!,Joseph N. DiGilio July 31, 2009
Outstanding image Linda. These are not easy to photograph. Great color, DOF and balance. #7800378Tammy M. Anderson July 31, 2009
This is absolutely perfect, Linda. Love the composition and colours. Could not be better. #7800390Amy JACKSON July 31, 2009
Very beautiful, Linda! Wonderful capture! #7800517Carolyn M. Fletcher July 31, 2009
I get them a lot, but my feeder is under the eaves and all I can get is silhouettes. #7800537Douglas Pignet July 31, 2009
Very nice hummingbird shot. Excellent colors and comp,WTG. #7800631JO ANN CLEVELAND July 31, 2009
Lucky you to have these little hummers....greeat capture girljo ann c. #7800647
Debra R. Harder July 31, 2009
You must have patience like no other!! Holy Cow, Linda!! Truly brilliant...a winner all the way!! Deb #7800665Ron McEwan July 31, 2009
Gosh this is a great shot Linda. I love those little fellows. Love this shot. #7800675Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 31, 2009
Beautiful shot of this wonderful tiny bird, Linda!!! :-) k #7800805Gary Lange July 31, 2009
Linda, this is exceptional!! Terrific timing, clarity, and color. Great shot! #7800993Marsha S. Smith July 31, 2009
What a beautiful shot! You caught him JUST RIGHT! #7801064ROLAN NARMAN July 31, 2009
What a fantastic capture and great timing Linda! Wonderful clarity and colors! #7801131Renee Doyle July 31, 2009
Fantastic clarity and timing in this beautiful capture Linda!!! Wonderful comp, colours and dof!! #7801231Kathy Cline July 31, 2009
OMG you lucky ducky! Iv yet to capture a flying humingbird! This is so pretty and belongs in one of those hummingbird books for all to see! Love it LindaLinda L. Ruiz July 31, 2009
Super colors and clarity. a winner for me #7801300Ellen Hodges July 31, 2009
Fantastic capture, Linda!! #7801404Lynne Morris July 31, 2009
Wow this is fantsatic Linda, wonderful colours and details, perfect timing on this beauty! ps love the new minipic :) #7801429Julianne Bradford July 31, 2009
Wow! You nailed this one Linda! Excellent timeing and fabulous color! #7801652Kaye Burazin July 31, 2009
Perfect perspective, great action, you nailed the timing. #7801811A P July 31, 2009
Well you nailed him. I'm so glad you had the camera close by. Awesome Linda. Such incredible clarity and detail while he was drinking. Winner girl! #7801978Courtenay Vanderbilt July 31, 2009
Awesome capture Linda! That's a beauty! No wonder Ken likes your mini-pic! LOLOL #7802043frank w. degenhardt July 31, 2009
Linda- We have the feeders up and several have come around, but as yet been able to get some good shots of them. I am so jealous of this stunning beautiful picture of this hummingbird get its nectar from a natural source like these beautiful flowers. You are such a master and the way you got the brilliant colors and the amazing details is awesome. This is a must for my favorites.Barbara Waldoch August 01, 2009
Wonderful catch, Linda! #7802658Ken Smith August 01, 2009
Lucky you..I've never gotten a photo of a hummingbird...or a nighttime ferris wheel! :-) You nailed this one, Linda!! #7803619Sam Britt August 01, 2009
Beautiful image, great timing, Linda. #7803791Graeme yew Chow August 02, 2009
What a stunning captured with clear sharp image and detail. ?Congratulations ! Linda. #7806402Jessica Jenney August 02, 2009
BREATHTAKING CAPTURE!!!!! And aren't you glad you had your camera! I am!!!! #7807001Judy V. Kennamer August 02, 2009
PERFECT Linda!!!!! I love it! #7808002Murry Grigsby August 02, 2009
What a catch Linda! These little guys are so hard to photograph and this is just PERFECT!! I love the combination of clarity with wing motion blur. The colors are so appealing also. #7808506Shelly A. Van Camp August 02, 2009
WOW...lucky one and beautiful! I have a 20 and can never get the correct settings!! #7808986Shirley A. Kinney August 03, 2009
What an amazing capture, Linda. #7813274Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 04, 2009
Absolutely beautiful capture Linda, fantastic color and clarity! #7816912Erin Appelbaum August 04, 2009
A sure winner Linda. Magnificent capture. Peter #7817066Boyd L. Alexander August 05, 2009
Wow, what a great image! Outstanding composition, lighting, colors, and action Linda!! (WTG, I have been trying all summer to get a photo of these guys!) #7818768James E. Coleman August 05, 2009
Hi Linda!Susan Fox August 05, 2009
Fantastic! #7820108Courtenay Vanderbilt August 17, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS, Linda! #7857323Tammy Scott August 17, 2009
Awesome job! Congratulations! #7857350Judy V. Kennamer August 17, 2009
I knew this would be a winner Linda!!! Congrats!!! #7857386Karen Engelbreth August 17, 2009
Congratulations.... #7857642Bill Houghton August 17, 2009
Linda, this is just so perfect. A sure winner. Congratulations. Have a great week, Bill #7857673Amy M. Wilson August 17, 2009
Congratulations on this gorgeous Finalist, Linda! #7857718Ron McEwan August 17, 2009
Congratulations Linda, this one is sure worth it. Have you ever wondered how fast a shutter it will take to stop the wings. #7857728Lisa J. Boulden August 17, 2009
Absolutely gorgeous!!!JO ANN CLEVELAND August 17, 2009
Big Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Linda!jo ann c. #7857740
Lois Adomite August 17, 2009
wonderful color and clarity, congratulations #7857874Karen Celella August 17, 2009
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist Linda. I hope you keep your camera handy more often so we can see more of these beauties. #7857892Jeana Clark August 17, 2009
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Susan M. Hembree August 17, 2009
Beautiful, Linda! Congratulations on your finalist! #7858289Debra R. Harder August 17, 2009
I knew this was a winner when I first saw this beauty!! Congratulations, Linda, on your outstanding finalist!!! Deb #7858571ROLAN NARMAN August 17, 2009
Huge Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Linda! #7858645Carla Metzler August 17, 2009
Congratulations Linda! Beautiful!Patrick Rouzes August 17, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this amazing finalist, Linda!!! #7858989Michael G. Marshall August 17, 2009
Beautiful finalist, Linda! Congratulations! Michael #7859060Ken Smith August 17, 2009
It doesn't get much better than this. Congrats, Linda..very well deserved! #7859235Kelly S. Cavanaugh August 17, 2009
Wonderful image, Linda! Congratulations! #7859520Smita Pawar August 17, 2009
Congrats Linda. This is a winner. #7859527Evy Johansen August 17, 2009
Big congratulations on your finalist, Linda!! #7859609Linda D. Lester August 17, 2009
Thank you all so much! #7859930Lynn M. Whitt August 17, 2009
Wow, this is perfect!! Congratulations... #7860173Gene Spears August 17, 2009
super capture, Linda - congrats!! #7860446Alex T. Mizuno August 17, 2009
Wow, colors, timing and comp, everything is so perfect! Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist Linda!!! #7860636Stefania Barbier August 18, 2009
huge congrats on your GORGEOUS finalist!!! #7860685Tommy E. Burgess August 18, 2009
Huge congratulations on this beautiful finalist Linda!! #7860925Tammy L. Newcomb August 18, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist!! Your image is awesome and I wish you the best of luck into the final round. #7861574Linda Blair August 18, 2009
Love this image.....congrats on finalist!!!!!! #7861901Val Feldman August 18, 2009
What a gorgeous Finalist, Linda!! Perfect!! A big congratulations and best of luck in the upcoming rounds!! Val #7862147Lana Arcemont August 18, 2009
Congratulations, Linda! #7862186Shawn Jennings August 18, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, Linda! #7862218Eugenio Diaz August 18, 2009
Congratulations on your Fantastic finalist Linda! #7862237Tamara K. Walker August 18, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS! #7862629Becky J. Parkinson August 18, 2009
Wow!! You really captured this at the right time, Linda. Beautiful work and congratulations on the finalist! #7862694Margaret R. Barry August 18, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic finalists, Linda! #7863016Nadya Johnson August 18, 2009
Congratulations Linda, on your outstanding finalist! #7863233Ellen Hodges August 18, 2009
Congrats on your awesome finalists, Linda!! Best luck!! #7863716Renee Doyle August 18, 2009
Congratulations Linda on this awesome finalist!!!!! He sure is a beauty!! #7864001Debra K. Johnson August 18, 2009
Congratulations....Linda! #7864046Kathy Cline August 18, 2009
Graeme yew Chow August 18, 2009
Super finalists. Congratulations ! Linda. #7865171Usman M. Bajwa August 18, 2009
A fabulous image. Congrats!!!UB. #7865448
Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 19, 2009
Wow, great job Linda! Congratulations on your finalist! #7868267Tarun Bose August 20, 2009
Congrats for your finalist, Linda. #7872294Laurie Daily August 22, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Linda...I have never been able to slow one of these down long enough to capture...fabulous job!!!! #7877065Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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