Decisions, Decisions
Uploaded: August 17, 2006
Photo of a Rufous Hummingbird was taken on July 21, 2006 at 8:08pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 1.4x TC @ F/5.6, 1/400 second, ISO 800
Cropped, shadow/highlight, + saturation, levels, cloned, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
POTD September 19, 2006
David L. Luchowski August 17, 2006
Amazing capture,Janine.Color and clarity of detail are excellent. #504741Dan Holm August 17, 2006
BEAUTIFUL color and capture, Janine!! Another excellent shot! #3174437Nadya Johnson August 17, 2006
A FANTASTIC capture of this gorgeous little hummer, Julie!! Wow! #3174467Pat Gamwell August 17, 2006
Beautiful lighting...perfect wing motion! #3174471Richard D. Cox August 17, 2006
I can see the indecision in her face. Great title, great photo. #3174486Paul E. Earl August 17, 2006
Fantastic image! #3174488Leanne M.E. Boyd August 17, 2006
Beautiful image, Janine! #3174548Su Sana E. P August 17, 2006
J*A*N*I*N*E* the Queen of bird shots!! Hats off to you on this capture, dear friend. You just can't be beaten for sure. #3174549Jenny Bosmans August 17, 2006
Fantastic scene and capture, Janine! EXCELLENT! :) #3174616Husain Akhtar August 17, 2006
Outstanding picture, Janine! Very harmonious colours! Rare moments well composed and captured! #3174719Kathy Radford August 17, 2006
Wonderful shot, I love the title. Kathy in NH #3174722William C. Raco August 17, 2006
Gosh, this is beautiful!Bill #3174764
VISHVAJIT JUIKAR August 17, 2006
This is also excellent in your series #3174872Donna W. Neal August 17, 2006
Excellent lighting and detail on this hummer. Very nice catch and all your birds are amazing! #3174953Laura Clay-Ballard August 17, 2006
beautiful light and color! and what a catch! Super! #3174986Glenn E. Urquhart August 17, 2006
Vivid colors, excelent lighting, timing, dof, detail, VERY well composed and quite beautiful! Stunning image, Janine!!! Very Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #3175014Carol Sawyer August 17, 2006
Great image, Janine!!!! #3175054Rakesh Syal August 17, 2006
Outstanding capture and details, Janine!!!Sherri Gorman August 17, 2006
Awesome capture. Love the details and lighting. Excellent job! #3175253Agnes Fegan August 17, 2006
So nice and bright - beautiful! #3175408Darren K. Fisher August 17, 2006
Okay that is it. I am coming to your house so you can teach me how to capture these little gusy so well. Awesome job. #3175442Jeff Robinson August 17, 2006
This is great Janine! You have captured this difficult subject so well! Jeff #3175537eileen bedford August 17, 2006
Great image capture, so well composed. Well done, Janine. #3175754Patricia Robinson Trapp August 17, 2006
Fantastic, Janine! #3175854Anita Ott August 17, 2006
Wow, just when I thought you couldn't get a better shot, this one appears. This is just beautiful. GREAT job. #3175858Barbara Helgason August 17, 2006
Wow Janine, your bird shots continue to amaze me! #3176023Janine Russell August 17, 2006
David, Dan, Nadya, Pat, Richard, Paul, Leanne, Susan, Jenny, MH, Kathy, Bill, Vishvajit, Donna, Laura, Glenn, Carol, Rakesh, Sherri, Agnes, Darren, Jeff, Eileen, Patricia, Anita and Barbara, thanks very much for all of your nice comments and encouragement. #3176214Ronald F. Fischer August 17, 2006
Another fantastic image for that book, Janine! #3176247Alison Greenwood August 17, 2006
WOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know what else to say Janine! #3176396Adilson F. Ferreira August 17, 2006
Terrific capture Janine!!! #3176586Carolyn J. Connolly August 17, 2006
Once again, Janine, this is a FABULOUS capture, and your title for it is EXCELLENT!! A really WONDERFUL image, with BEAUTIFUL colours, lighting, details, AND composition!! :o) #3176756Bridgette B August 17, 2006
WOW...amazing capture, Janine! #3176816Niels Sandal August 17, 2006
Great picture with wonderful colors, details and action. The title is fine too :-) #3176883Nadine A. Lewis August 17, 2006
This capture is OUTSTANDING, Janine! Well seen and presented!<>< #3177550
John Connolly August 17, 2006
Very well captured , Janine! I like your pastel colors, which add so much to this delightful action image. #3177770Kay E. Mahoney August 17, 2006
Awesome capture. Love the in flight capture. Beautiful colors. #3177835Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 17, 2006
Oh! I love this!!!!!! I saw my first hummer of the season this morning. We get them only the last couple of weeks in August each year. The best birthday present I could have received! #3177853Melissa G. Meiselman August 17, 2006
Another beautiful capture of a humming bird...great colors and composition, Janine!!! #3178811John Matthews August 17, 2006
GREAT TIMING. DOF AND EXPOSURE, WELL DONE!Lynn Crawford August 17, 2006
Janine this is wonderful, great capture of this hummingbird, I would love to capture one sometime with my camera, you did a great job :) #3178867Janine Russell August 17, 2006
Ronald, Alison, Adilson, Carolyn, Bridgette, Niels, Nadine, John C, Kay, Kathleen (Happy Birthday!), Melissa, John M and Lynn, Thanks very much for all of your kind and encouraging comments. #3179157Nicole Kessel August 18, 2006
Beautiful! #3180760Shelly A. Van Camp August 18, 2006
Great capture and colors!! #3181052Janine Russell August 18, 2006
Nicole and Shelly, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3181263Bambi L. Dingman August 18, 2006
This is stunning, Janine! What beautiful flowers to complement the hummingbird! Wonderful!! #3181969Nancy L. Green August 18, 2006
So beautiful Janine!! Fantastic capture and PS work!! <>< #3182459Brenda Sides August 18, 2006
Janine, beautiful capture! Just a few days ago, I was looking out my front door window. And I was surprised to see a hummingbird flying around my hanging flower basket on the porch (flowers are bright red and fake). It finally gave up after 10 seconds. I would've loved to had a camera ready to start snapping. I heard hummingbirds are hard to photograph. You did a great job! #3183150Sam Britt August 18, 2006
Fantastic capture. #3183376Janine Russell August 19, 2006
Bambi, Nancy, Brenda and Sam, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3183751Donna Roberts August 19, 2006
A truly awesome image Janine - I am always amazed about the fine detail you capture and the 'moments in time' you manage to freeze and share with us.Janine Russell August 19, 2006
Donna, thanks very much for you kind words of encouragement. #3185084Kristi A. Howson August 19, 2006
WOW..perfect timing and such a fantastic composition too. Great shot Janine! #3185367Ken Smith August 19, 2006
Looks like he has several choices, Janine. Wonderful job, as always, capturing the beauty of the hummingbirds. #3186448Janine Russell August 19, 2006
Kristi and Ken, thanks very much for your kind commtns and encouragement. #3186788Fanie Heymans August 21, 2006
Amazing & awesome! #3191204Janine Russell August 21, 2006
Fanie, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement and welcome to Better Photo. #3191250Cheryl E. Molennor August 21, 2006
Janine, that is just great! Amazing clarity on that little guy. #3196117Janine Russell August 21, 2006
Cheryl, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3196132Mary C. Legg August 22, 2006
well--that's really sharp, but do you want to see my interesting blur of a hummingbird moth? I thought not, but you can make out the bum an the antennae. #3196646Janine Russell August 22, 2006
Mary, thanks very much for your encouragement. #3196655Bill Houghton August 25, 2006
This is beautiful Janine, and so sharp. I don't see how you do it. Thanks fot your comments.Janine Russell August 25, 2006
Bill, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3212948Karen Walzer September 03, 2006
Janine... Stunning - simply stunning. I'm trying my hand at still life for a while. I have no idea how you capture these guys so beautifully. K #3261291Janine Russell September 03, 2006
Karen, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3262143Crystal M. Gove September 06, 2006
WINNER!!!! You have some of the most BEAUTIFUL, OUTSTANDING, CUTE images of hummingbirds that I have ever seen!!! You capture them SO well! #3274256Janine Russell September 06, 2006
Crystal, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3275033Mary K. Robison September 19, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful POTD, Janine! #3327769Su Sana E. P September 19, 2006
Janine, Big Congratulations on this Awesome POTD!!Evy Johansen September 19, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS on your very beautiful POTD, Janine!! #3327783Gerda Grice September 19, 2006
Many congratulations on your POTD for this stunning hummer capture, Janine! Marvellous work! -Gerda #3327792Jill Flynn September 19, 2006
A big congratulations on your POTD Janine!! Great work as always! #3327802Susie Peek-Swint September 19, 2006
Many congrats on POTD Janine ~ wonderful capture! #3327833ilana peled September 19, 2006
This is realy somthing special - greatStanley J. Contrades September 19, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS on this exceptional image and it being chosen as the POTD, Janine!!Endre Balogh September 19, 2006
Congratulations on an well deserved and long overdue POTD, Janine! I keep seeing all the wonderful shots you take and wondering when BP would get around to choosing one of them. Bravo!!!Your fan and friend,
Endre #3327851
Marijana Fajgl September 19, 2006
Congratulations Janine on your beautiful photo of the day! #3327856Sherry Stricklin Boles September 19, 2006
HUGE CONGRATS on this fantastic POTD, Janine!! #3327858Theresa Marie Jones September 19, 2006
So bright and cheerful!Darryl Wilkinson September 19, 2006
Such a beautiful POTD, Janine. Congratulations! #3327915Paul E. Earl September 19, 2006
This is a fantastic POTD! Well done! #3327917Dan Holm September 19, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS on this awesome POTD, Janine! #3327920Graeme yew Chow September 19, 2006
Congratulation Janine, fantastic POTD. #3327948Alison Greenwood September 19, 2006
BIG congratulations on your POTD Janine!!! You deserve it! #3327960Bill Houghton September 19, 2006
This is perfect as usual Janine. Great job. Congratulations on your POTD. #3328008Paul Michko September 19, 2006
Congratulations on a terrific POTD, Janine. #3328034Jessica L. Richard September 19, 2006
WOW, what an amazing shot! This is such a gorgous image, congrats! #3328102Rakesh Syal September 19, 2006
Congratulations on this teriffic POTD, Janine! #3328129Becki L. Sheets-Klinger September 19, 2006
Congrats on POTD, Janine! Really a beautiful shot! Way to go!! ~Becki #3328152Bill Wyatt September 19, 2006
Congratulation Janine on your beautiful POTD!! #3328250Aimee S. McMaster September 19, 2006
....wow Janine; congrats on your magnificent POTD!! Aimee #3328261Eti Swinford September 19, 2006
Congrats on your POTD! Great catch as always. E #3328346Joy Rector September 19, 2006
congrats on the POTD #3328356Judyann Plante September 19, 2006
Congratulations on this outstanding POTD! Just beautiful, Janine!Judyann ><> #3328374
Cindy Hamilton September 19, 2006
Janine, it's great to see this shot getting the recognition it deserves. Congrats! #3328402Helen N. McHugh September 19, 2006
Such a beautiful capture, Janine! Congratulations on your win with this masterpiece!! #3328418Perry K.Y. Lee September 19, 2006
Wonderful capture, Janine!!!Guy D. Biechele September 19, 2006
Congrats Janine, on this terrific POTD!! #3328573Virginia Leone September 19, 2006
Big congrats on your POTD...Bravo! #3328578Wally Orlowsky September 19, 2006
Congratulations on this awesome POTD, Janine!!!! #3328582Carina Simeon September 19, 2006
Janine....a big congrats for your PDTD -can not stop looking at this picture - dont really care right now HOW you took it - it is just beautiful (and I do like the caption as well) - thanks, Carina S. #3328644DiAnna F. Paulk September 19, 2006
What a pleasure to find this in my mailbox this morning! Congratulations, Janine, on your beautiful capture and your well-deserved POTD!! #3328696Megan p September 19, 2006
This is such a BEAUTIFUL POTD!!! Congratulations, what a shot!! #3328724Donna Dunbar September 19, 2006
A Big congrats On this absolutely beautiful POTD !!!! #3328793Wendy Stevenson September 19, 2006
Big Congrats on this wonderful POTD Janine! What beautiful colour and your stop action on the hummer is perfect!! WTG! #3328836Lynn D. Wiezycki September 19, 2006
Janine: Wow! Another great image. Congrats on the POTD! #3328839Carol Teal September 19, 2006
Great job, I love to watch hummingbirds. They are so facinating! And congrats on your POTD! #3328874Lorraine T. Lynch September 19, 2006
Good Morning Janine and congratulations on your beautiful POTD! Your gallery is stunning too! #3328877Ronald F. Fischer September 19, 2006
Congratulations on your photo of the day, Janine! #3328895Vicki L. Filippin September 19, 2006
Many congratulations on your well deserved POTD, Janine. SIMPLY STUNNING capture!!!!Marilyn Flanagan September 19, 2006
Oh wow! Congratulations Janine. Just beautiful. #3328919Vicki Hunt September 19, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful POTD! #3328931Candice C. Calhoun September 19, 2006
Congratulations, marvelous POTD!ccc #3328952
Debra Booth September 19, 2006
Great shot, Janine!! Congrats on the POTD!! #3329066Noel Baebler September 19, 2006
Terrific shootin', Janine! HUZZAH! #3329151Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 19, 2006
OH!!! wow!!!! How wonderful for you. This is a well earned POTD. Congratulations to you Janine!!!!!!! ^.^Nancy L. Green September 19, 2006
Congratulations on a beautiful POTD!!! <>< #3329197Michelle R. Kovach September 19, 2006
Congratulations Janine! Well done! #3329378Karen Engelbreth September 19, 2006
Big congrats on your POTD, Janine! #3329402Alana Ibe September 19, 2006
SO beautiful!!!! Congratulations on your POTD!!!!! #3329465John Tubbs September 19, 2006
Janine, Way to go on the POTD!! John #3329467Amy JACKSON September 19, 2006
Janine, Congratulations on your wonderful POTD!!! Beautiful image!!! #3329501Sharon Day September 19, 2006
Awesome capture, Janine!!! Congratulations on your superb POTD! #3329564Tamera S. Phillips September 19, 2006
Congratulations on you POTD! Well deserved Janine. #3329565Elisabeth A. Gay September 19, 2006
Absolutely brilliant, one of the best hummingbird photos I have ever seen! Congrats Janine!! #3329630JO ANN CLEVELAND September 19, 2006
Congratulations on your POTD! I looked at every picture in your gallery! They all are beautiful, your grandchildren, the flowers, and those birds, lady ~ you must be surrounded by hummingbirds and others!Sharrie Thomas September 19, 2006
Congratulations on the POTD, Janine. Another wonderful picture. Great Shot! #3329662Robert Baer September 19, 2006
Congratulations on a well deserved honor. justin baer #3329688Michele Jarvis September 19, 2006
Congratulations Janine on the POTD!! This is a fantastic shot! #3329713Shawn Jennings September 19, 2006
Janine - Congratulations on your POTD! You deserve it!!! #3329739Brenda W. LaFleur September 19, 2006
Yoohoo!! Congrats on your POTD!!! #3329774Susana Ms Heide September 19, 2006
I love watching hummingbirds and this is a fantastic capture! So colorful and cheerful! Many congrats on your POTD Janine!! #3329783Arnie Horwitz September 19, 2006
Janine, Congratulations on a well-deserved POTD! #3329812Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 19, 2006
Gorgeous Janine, congratulations on your photo of the day!! #3329900Johannes Kornelius September 19, 2006
Janine,congratulation on your POTD. Great shot. #3329949Janine Russell September 19, 2006
What a nice surprise to wake up to all of your great comments and encouragement. Thanks very much for all of your congratulations Mary R, Susan, Evy, Gerda, Jill F, Susie, Ilana, Stan, Endre, Marijana, Sherry, Theresa, Darryl, Paul E, Dan, Graeme, Alison, Bill H, Paul M, Jessica, Rakesh, Becki, Bill W, Aimee, Eti, Joy, Judyann, Cindy, Helen, Perry (your English is fine), Guy, Virginia, Wally, Carina, DiAnna, Megan, Donna D, Wendy, Lynn, Carol, Lorraine, Ronald, Vicki F, Marilyn, Vicki H, Candice, Debra, Noel, Kitty, Nancy, Michelle, Karen, Alana, John, Amy, Sharon, Tamera, Ann, Jo Ann, Sharrie, Justin, Michele, Shawn, Brenda, Susana, Arnie, Joyce, Donna P and Johannes.Lisa Clark September 19, 2006
Incredible capture Janine. I love the title too. A well deserved photo of the day. Congratulations. #3330082Sandy Driscoll September 19, 2006
These little guys are so elusive to capture, and you got a beautiful shot...........color, perspective,everything! Congrats on your POTD! #3330135Janine Russell September 19, 2006
From Anindita Bhadra 9/19/2006 1:20 AMFrom Eddie Bojorquez 9/19/2006 4:54 AM
Hey Janine,
Congrats on your photo of the day! Beautiful image!
-Eddie
Anindita and Eddie, thanks very much for your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations #3330149
Janine Russell September 19, 2006
Lisa and Sandy, I really appreciate your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations; thanks very much. #3330157RC Fritz September 19, 2006
Janine, beautiful work. Excelent capture! Congrats on your POTD!!! #3330342Sam Britt September 19, 2006
Congratulations on your POTD, Janine! #3330435Jenny Bosmans September 19, 2006
Congratulations on this fantastic POTD, Janine! :) #3330472Janine Russell September 19, 2006
RC, Sam and Jenny, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement and congratulations.
From Carrianne Hornok 9/19/2006 11:29 AM
Janine - Congratulations on your POTD -- It's simply beautiful!! What a great capture! Carrianne
Carrianne, Thanks very much for your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3330659
Karen Beri September 19, 2006
Hi Janine, This is an awesome capture!! Congratulations on a very well deserved POTD, I just love it:)Milan Banik September 19, 2006
GREAT GREAT POTD ,Congratulation Janine. #3330788Kevin Nugent September 19, 2006
An inredible capture!!!Mary Clarke September 19, 2006
Congratulations on POTD Janine, lovely image #3330874Devon McCarroll September 19, 2006
Wow...WOW!! Amazing image! #3330909Stephen Zacker September 19, 2006
Fantastic capture. Congratulations #3330996Kay Beausoleil September 19, 2006
Congratulations, Janine, on this superb image and well-deserved POTD! #3331457Andreas G. Karelias September 19, 2006
My sincere congratulations janine on one of the best POTD images that I have ever seen. Fantastic job. Well done. Amazing. Brilliant!!!!!!! Regards - Andreas #3331662Ken Smith September 19, 2006
Hi Janine----congratulations!!!! #3331791Lindley Johnson September 19, 2006
Wonderful capture, Janine! Great color and title. You did a fantastic job capturing the motion of the hummingbird's wings. Congratulations on your POTD! #3331808Rick Clark September 19, 2006
Janine - Congratulations on a wonderful POTD! #3331899Esther Smith September 19, 2006
Beautiful! Congratulations, Janine!! #3331910Janine Russell September 19, 2006
Karen, Milan, Kevin, Mary, Devon, Stephen, Kay, Andreas, Ken, Lindley, Rick and Esther, thanks very much for all of your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3331955Janine Russell September 19, 2006
From Jill Odice 9/19/2006 1:00 PMCongrats on your beautiful POTD Janine! It is well worth the honor! :-)
Jill
Jill, I really appreciate your kind comments, encouragment and congratulations; thanks very much. #3331966
Terry L. Ellis September 19, 2006
Congratulations, Janine, on your delightful and beautiful POTD! Well deserved! #3332258Cheryl E. Molennor September 19, 2006
Wow Janine Cograts to you today!!HOOray!! #3332305Jim Kinnunen September 19, 2006
What a truly wonderful image and excellent POTD, Janine...Congratulations!!!! #3332609eileen bedford September 19, 2006
Congrats anine for the POTD, this is such a beautiful photo, so well done... #3332638Mary N C. Taitt September 19, 2006
WOW! What a super action capture, Janine! Stunning composition, too! Congratulations on your POTD! Mary :-D #3332641Kristi A. Howson September 19, 2006
Congratulations on your POTD Janine...I love this one!!! #3332661Janine Russell September 19, 2006
Terry, Cheryl, Jim, Eileen, Mary and Kristi, thanks very much for all of your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3332785Datha Y. Thompson September 20, 2006
BIG CONGRATS Janine!! Wonderful shot!! :0) #3333915Janine Russell September 20, 2006
Chris and Datha, I really appreciate your encouragement, kind comments and congratulations; thanks very much. #3334933Stefan G September 20, 2006
Great capture; Congratulations on your POTD Janine! #3337188Janine Russell September 20, 2006
Stefan, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments and congratulations. #3337581Leonard Pierce September 21, 2006
Fantastic image Jamine!! Congratulations on a very well deserved POTD! #3342907Marilyn K. Lincecum September 21, 2006
Congratulations Janine on your beautiful POTD !!! #3343110Janine Russell September 21, 2006
Len and Marilyn, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement and congratulations. #3343223Teresa Norris September 22, 2006
Congratulations!!!!! Janine, this is SO beautiful...I am such a fan of your work! #3347552Janine Russell September 22, 2006
Teresa, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3347693Mike F. Anderson September 23, 2006
Janine, an excellent choice for POTD. Another stunning result. Congratulations! #3352065Janine Russell September 23, 2006
Mike, thanks very much for your kind comments, encouragement and congratulations. #3352112Janine Russell September 24, 2006
From Lorri Shank 9/24/2006 11:47 AMHi Janine. Congratulations on your lovely hummingbird photo and POTD. It's amazing!!
Lorri, thanks very much for your kind words of enouragement and congratulations.
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