A Passion for Nectar [Contest Finalists August 2009]
Uploaded: August 28, 2009 20:05:02
Layers applied in CS4. Cropped and blur added. Taken with a macro lens in mid day.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/6400 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 250, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 170.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90
Fran J. Jagger August 29, 2009
Beautiful capture Freddy! Love the details and colors.Freddy Bland August 29, 2009
Thank you, Fran, for the compliments and feedback! #7898934Tania Bounader August 30, 2009
Superb ! #7900520Freddy Bland August 30, 2009
Thank you so much, Tania! #7901440Amy M. Wilson September 20, 2009
Huge congratulations on this FABULOUS Finalist, Freddy! #7958483Carla Metzler September 20, 2009
Congratulations, Freddy! This is such a beautiful capture! #7960285Freddy Bland September 20, 2009
Thank you so much, Amy and Carla!! #7961356Kelly S. Cavanaugh September 20, 2009
Wow! Excellent capture, Freddy! Seems I can never get a good shot of a hummingbird! Congratulations!! #7961902Eugenio Diaz September 20, 2009
FABULOUS image!!!Fran J. Jagger September 20, 2009
CONGRATS on your finalist of this most beautiful photo Freddy!! :) #7962494Leslie McLain September 20, 2009
Congrats on your stunning finalist, Freddy. #7963087Freddy Bland September 20, 2009
Thank you Kelly, Eugenio, Fran and Leslie, so very much! I appreciate all of you and your talents! #7963901Sharon F. Morris September 21, 2009
What a perfect image captured!! Congrats on your finalist Freddy. :) #7966299Freddy Bland September 21, 2009
Thank you so much, Sharon!!! #7967103Timothy Guay September 21, 2009
Color and detail is fantastic!Freddy Bland September 21, 2009
Thank you so much, Tim! #7967310Wendy Moghadam September 21, 2009
Congrats on your stunning finalist! #7969238Freddy Bland September 22, 2009
Thank you very much, Wendy!! #7970036Rod Partington September 22, 2009
Awesome capture,Freddy! #7971196Freddy Bland September 22, 2009
Thank you, Rod, very much! #7971468Debora Kolcun September 22, 2009
Congratulations Freddy! Lovely in every way. #7972463Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 22, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist!! Beautiful work Freddy! #7972505Freddy Bland September 22, 2009
Thank you, Deb and Donna, very much!!! #7972821Dianna Murphy September 23, 2009
So deserving. Gorgeous finalist. #7975255Freddy Bland September 23, 2009
Dianna, thank you so much!! #7975584Jeffrey M. Smith January 18, 2011
A very deserved honor! OUT-BLOODY-STANDING WORK! Could not even tell that it was layered/altered in anyway...looks str8 out of camera!Sarah A. Christian March 05, 2011
This is so spectacular, Freddy! A wonderful capture and presentation!!!! Excellent all the way around! #9274559Robert Jensen July 27, 2011
Outstanding capture - perfect comp and the background is gorgeous #9557549Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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