Wednesday, 16th January 2008
Hummingbird
by Lynn
This little hummingbird did not flinch when I approached it slowly. It had the most beautiful colors and was apparently quite happy to have a portrait taken!
Equipment: Nikon D80
Lynn
28 year old German photographer, currently living in Philadelphia, PA.
Hummingbird by Lynn was photo of the day on Wednesday, 16th January 2008. It is tagged Birds. You can leave a comment below.
20 Comments
susan
this picture is stunning!
Reuben Chircop
humming birds are not usually so social. I guess this can be classified as a shot of a lifetime. Birds don’t like lenses very much.very good shot nice angle and colors are just great. I really like the unfocused background
Prem Promono H
the bird looked sleepy…hahaha!
but i really like this picture!
the composition and the tone is superb!!!
Anurag
Lucky Lynn!
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I really like the diagonal orientation of the branch and the bird. The image does appear a bit blurred though the bird’s eye seems sharp.
You owe the bird a big thanks for the lovely *Portrait*. Be sure to mail her a copy
(I’ll let Pieter talk about the highlights on the leaves
laurens
you are a lucky photographer by shooting this picture, a humming bird! very nice
Renee
What a beautiful bird! also great photo!
Tom Brooklyn
Nice colors.
Pauline Jones
I have been photographing song birds at the bird feeder lately; they seem to let me get quite close before they start getting nervous.
Andrew
red, green, blue – what an amazing contrast of the color shades.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
Those leaves behind the tail of the bird are oe ..
Seriously, I think I would have cloned them out. The pose of the bird is excellent and the colors of it’s feathers are beautiful. Very well done!
a.
Wow. Truly magnificent. What an amazing shot. And all in a blink of an eye! The bird looks a little flustered or sleepy. Great work!
Terry Everson
A truly beautiful photo of a beautiful subject, yes the leaves might distract a little but hey how could you not take your eyes of the bird and you have catchlight in the eyes.
Sue Gagnon
High Praise to Lynne. Great work, patience, and presence, as your talents have paid off tremendously. Excellent portrayal of the rarely conceived, and rarely seen, sedate hummingbird…a rare shot, indeed!..;)
kml
He doesn’t appear to be bothered in the least. Great capture – he is beautiful!
shannon
he looks old and wise. he looks like he knows exactly what you are doing and he is allowing it.
Ellie
Yeah I agree with Shannon–he looks like, “ahh, another human to put up with…OK, I’ll look at the camera..”
Su
Wonderful shot ofa wonderful creature
mike
Pretty blue color on him
Rajib Singha
Cute!
su
Fab shot great capture.