Afternoon Delight [Contest Finalists May 2010]
Uploaded: May 11, 2010 05:42:59
Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/160 seconds, Flash: fired, auto mode, return light detected, ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 240.00 mm, Model: NIKON D60
Melissa Olsen May 11, 2010
Perfection!Dominick M. Dimacale May 11, 2010
OUTSTANDING!Dominick #8603501
Jack Gaskin May 11, 2010
OUTSTANDINGHappy shooting
Jack #8603502
Hosey M. Harrell III May 11, 2010
Absolutely fantastic!#8603515
Patricia Seidler May 11, 2010
They are so hard to capture. This is fantastic! #8603539Val Feldman May 11, 2010
Any closer and you'd have your face in his flower, Carol! Wow! What a wonderful capture and what a cooperative little guy - love all the feather iridescence you captured and wonderful shutter settings for the stop action of the wings and the detail - marvelous! #8603677Monnie Ryan May 11, 2010
Absolutely fantastic action capture, Carol! Amazing that he didn't mind your being so close! #8603696R. J. Laudenbacher May 11, 2010
WOW Carol! I don't think you could have done this any better than what you did. Absolutely outstanding!!!!! #8603723Carol Flisak May 11, 2010
Wonderful capture, Carol... excellent details! Always a gift to have a hummer visit :) #8603762Robert R. Goodman May 11, 2010
Hi Carol,Awesome action.We have a lot of them around our house!!! #8603830Guy D. Biechele May 11, 2010
Terrific catch! Well done! #8604232Linda D. Lester May 11, 2010
Outstanding....they do get used to you if you do it often enough....excellent! #8604522Karen E. Michaels May 11, 2010
Way to go on the stop action Carol! Colors are great and the background works so well to make the humming bird pop out. Well done indeed. #8604638Linda Blair May 11, 2010
Magnificent capture...great clarity!!!!!! #8604667Ken Jarvis May 11, 2010
Great timing and capture, Carol! #8604773Debra R. Harder May 11, 2010
WOW, Carol...this is AMAZING!! Wonderful close-up of this little hummingbird. The details, clarity, lighting, colors and composition are fabulous. Superb! Deb #8604817Jessica Jenney May 11, 2010
Fantastic motion capture, timing, color and amazing detail, Carol! #8604857Kathy Cline May 11, 2010
WOW CAROLKitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 11, 2010
FANTASTIC, Carol! Incredibly beautiful image! :-) k #8604916Michelle D. Allen May 11, 2010
I can't get over this image!! What a spectacular capture. The secret here was you were ready - huh? I am with Kathy, this is one I long to capture. The colors, lighting, and details are gorgeous, too. A winner for sure!! #8605208Maria A. Gonzalez May 12, 2010
Wow...Beautifully captured,Carol..Color,timing,composition,detail are all amazing...Very well timed and exposed..Well done. #8605987Bojan Bencic May 12, 2010
Amazing shot with beautiful details, Carol. Fantastic action capture. #8606199Jean-Pierre Ducondi May 12, 2010
Fantastic Carol. Great execution.frank w. degenhardt May 12, 2010
Carol- Right into my favorites my friend. I am so jealous as I am waiting for my hummers to come back. We have been planting flowers just for them plus have our feeders out. You did such a beautiful job of capturing its charm. The colors and amazing detailed features are done with exceptional beauty. Such a delight.Julianne Bradford May 12, 2010
How wonderful! #8607758Rona L. Schwarz May 12, 2010
Wow! I am in awe of this capture - how did you get so close? This is gorgeous - amazing details, clarity and lighting. Beautiful! #8608000Carol Eade May 13, 2010
Thank you so very much BP friends! Took this at Butterfly World; I stayed close by this plant for a while just waiting, the hummers like this flower's nectar...finally there it was! #8608654Debra R. Harder June 07, 2010
I knew we'd see this beauty again, Carol! Congratulations on another superb finalist! Deb #8673999Jean-Pierre Ducondi June 07, 2010
An amazing finalist. Big congrats.Val Feldman June 07, 2010
Not surprised one bit! A stunningly beautiful capture, perfectly executed and artistically presented...a definite winner in my book! WTG, Carol...huge congrats!! ~Val #8674566Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 07, 2010
YES! I know this one would make the cut! :-) WTG on this fabulous May finalist, Carol!!! :-) k #8674749Robert R. Goodman June 07, 2010
Big Congratulations.WTG Carol!!! #8675288Sherran Andersen June 07, 2010
WTG Carol... wish I could get a shot like that! #8675834frank w. degenhardt June 07, 2010
What gorgeous work done here girl. Such beuaty. Congratulatons on the Finalist my friend. #8676594Cindy Bendush June 07, 2010
Great job Carol! Congratulations on your outstanding finalist! #8676810Hosey M. Harrell III June 08, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Carol!Karen Celella June 08, 2010
Congratulations on your lovely finalist, Carol. #8678840Carol Eade June 08, 2010
I sincerely appreciate all of your warm congratulations, thank you so much! #8679056JO ANN CLEVELAND June 08, 2010
Big congratulations on this awesome finalist Carol!jo ann c. #8679475
Anita Hogue June 08, 2010
Well, that was your lucky day! This is fantastic! Congratulations, Carol! #8679788Patti Coblentz June 08, 2010
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Carol!Patti #8680856
Sam Britt June 08, 2010
Terrific finalist, big congrats, Carol! #8680895Amy M. Wilson June 09, 2010
Big congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, Carol!!! #8681972Kathy Cline June 11, 2010
I just knew this was worthy of an award. YAY!!!Linda Blair June 11, 2010
Amazing finalist....congratulations!!!!! #8688211Patricia A. Stalter August 15, 2010
Amazing work! I don't understand why there aren't more of these finalists and winners for you. #8835804Dick Jenkins November 26, 2011
Beautifully done Carol. I love it. #9832334Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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