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Hummingbird Resting
Image Title:  Hummingbird Resting
 
 By: Doyle D. Chastain  
  Copyright ©2007



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Photographer Doyle D. Chastain {K:100828}
Project #56 Wildlife and Insects Camera Model Nikon D50
Categories Wildlife
Film Format Digital RAW
Portfolio Feathers
Lens Nikon  70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF
Uploaded 3/24/2007 Film / Memory Type Digital ISO 640
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 316 Shutter 1/500
Favorites Aperture 5.0
Critiques 52 Rating
6.14
/ 11 Ratings
Location City -  Los Angeles
State -  CALIFORNIA
Country - United States   United States
About A ruby throated Hummingbird decided to take a break on a Bird of Paradise plant. I decided to immortalize the moment. So Robin . . . How do my shoes look with this hat?? LoL!

(220mm; ISO 640; 1/500 sec; f/5.0; 0 ev; Mode IIIa s(RGB); Hue adjustment +3 degrees; cropped for composition)
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There are 52 Comments in 1 Pages
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Gust@vo Sch3v3rin   {K:153603} 3/24/2007
Vibrantes colores.
Felicitaciones!


Michele Carlsen   {K:143690} 3/24/2007
WoWWWEEEEE !!!! This is absolutely awesome Doyle... You've totally out-done your-self this time !!! The colors are so vibrant , and the clarity of this tiny little world is just amazing. I Really LOVE it !!!7++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Grasshopper


jacques brisebois   {K:70473} 3/24/2007
you got so many great post since my last visit Doyle. This one is as the others, so nice. Real great colors and very nice composition. Very nicely done... even is the humminbird is a little bit out of focus.


sascha jonack   {K:19417} 3/24/2007
A very nice nature shot Doyle. Fascinating!Greetings Sascha


Rodrigo Cunha   {K:2170} 3/24/2007
Fantastic work, awsome scene perfectly captured, great colors and fantastic use of a shallow DoF.

Congratulations this is a super shot!

All the best,

Rod


john maracine   {K:243} 3/24/2007
Excelent place ....for escale...nice image 7++++


Riny Koopman   {K:78113} 3/24/2007
Agree with jacques brisebois the image expression could be better and accurate,de honing vogel is een beetje uit focus..Is dit uw bedoeling Doyle.? groetjes,riny


Gennaro  Manna   {K:21264} 3/24/2007
excellent shot, great colors and composition...congrats
gennaro


Shadi Porooshani   {K:10978} 3/24/2007
very good shot dear Doyle
bravoo;)
regards
shadi


violetta  tarnowska   {K:24300} 3/24/2007
Doyle:)
Two beautiful elements in one frame: paradisiacal flower and pretty little bird. Very pretty colours and very nice scene.
Cordialities:):):)
Viola


Leonie Fitzpatrick   {K:40551} 3/24/2007
Doyle...:)))

Two beautiful birds together... ~~GRIN~~ Actually, more than two, but who's counting...lol...

Agree on the humming bird being a little out of focus, but, given the speed of the bird and the chance of getting such a great shot while it was resting on the BoP... MAGIC SIR...:)))

Onie...


Jan Hoffman   {K:39467} 3/24/2007
Doyle -- The colors here are worth the price of admission on this picture. Eye candy!
When I was in California last year I tried and tried and tried to capture these little guys that were hovering around trees and plants where we were staying and never came up with one decent shot.
--Jan


Robin Wickenkamp   {K:16478} 3/24/2007
LOL...top hat and spats, very Fred Astaire...perfect for a little tap dancing my friend!

Love the dof, vibrant color, and your comp/crop. I might have tried to get rid of the spikey leaf(?) bottom right...IMHO a teeny bit distracting. As for the clarity, well...it IS a hummingbird for God's sake, what do you expect...he's gonna sit perfectly still while you focus?...sheesh. But hey, who am I to critique a moving (well, he was a second ago) bird shot...

Take care...Robin

ps...how goes the Pill Bug racing research?


Robin Wickenkamp   {K:16478} 3/24/2007
Was this a test???

a little something for you...

kekeke


Dave Stacey   {K:138126} 3/24/2007
Great colours here, Doyle! Nice the hummingbird landed on such a spectacular flower.
Dave.


L G   {K:18529} 3/24/2007
I've never seen a Hummingbird at rest - I didn't actual know they do that.

I figured those wings never stopped even at rest.

To bad he wasn't faving forward for this one. Regardless, a rare site indeed.

Lisa


AJ Miller   {K:49168} 3/24/2007
And so to the hummingbird. My problem with this one is that the centre of focus seems to be on the paradise plant, specifically on that lefthand blue bit. The bird itself seems a little indistinct to me, and is definitely not playing to the camera.

A lovely moment and great colours, but... hey-ho!

AJ


ludwig jansen   {K:15} 3/24/2007
Great colors and very nice composition.Ik begrijp uit bepaalde reacties dat U nederlands spreekt dus... Spijtig van de kolibrie anders was het af geweest.
Groetjes, Ludwig


Ace Star   {K:20916} 3/24/2007
nice shot brother! interesting detials, colors and tones :)
excellent work

good luck


Srna Stankovic   {K:141793} 3/24/2007
Fascinating shot Doyle !!! :)
I realy do not like to spoil such images with to much words.
7 +
Hugs
Srna


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Gracias mi amigo!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks Michelle . . . Gotta LOVE that enthusiasm!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Well said Jacques . . . I know the focal area is left of the bird and on the bird of paradise plant. Never-the-less . . . I like the shot. And the lil buggers are just soooo fast. He lit for a second and I scrambled to get an angle and a shot. In my excitement . . . I missed. But still . . . It's kinda' cool!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks Sascha!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks VERY much Rod!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks very much John! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks Riny mijn vriend.
You're right, of course. Niet opzettelijke Riny! Ik werd ook opgewekt. Ik had een seconde om mijn positie te veranderen EN te schieten voor hij verliet. Mijn doel was van.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks very much Gennaro!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks Shadi!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks Viola!!!! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
You nailed it Onie . . . I had to move as the shot was blocked and given the timing -- I shot and missed (just a hair to the right would have NAILED this . . . ) but I liked it anyway!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
They can be a pain to get alright! Changing direction in amazing speed -- almost like fast bees! Thanks!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks Robin!!!

Well . . . still trying to figure how to tie the pill on the bug . . . but I'm checking into it seriously! Like the point about the spikey leaf. Stupid hindsight! Spats huh? Tre chic!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Ok Robin . . . now THAT'S cool! Spats have gone out of style decades ago . . . very few people are old enough to remember them. Can I borrow your hubby's??? LoL!!!!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks Dave! He could have turned around for me but you know how pig-headed they can be!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks Lisa. I've seen them perched a few times but usually VERY high in our front yard tree. This was the first time I scoped a low one (at the LA zoo)!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Hey John!
Actually the center of focus is not the blue but the fat pod he's perched on (to his left). That's it? You're right . . . the cheeky lil guy just would NOT cooperate!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Thanks very much Ludwig! Ik slecht Nederlands spreek aan best. Maar ik probeer!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
Ace my brother!! Always good to hear from you. Thanks!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/25/2007
So I'll not spoil your beautiful comment with too many words either Dear Srna! Just this: ;)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Srna Stankovic   {K:141793} 3/25/2007
Wow my dearest Doyle, you made me happy now :)
Thankssssssssssssssssssssss :)
One kiss for that :) !!!
Srna


Robin Wickenkamp   {K:16478} 3/25/2007
You're in luck...I believe there was a pair in the box of goodies passed down from his great-grandfather!

:) Robin


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 3/26/2007
Ok Robin . . . apparently depravity crosses the gender line with ease!! LoL!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Robin Wickenkamp   {K:16478} 3/26/2007



Sam Andre   {K:12648} 3/31/2007
fantastic color combination and composition, too bad the bird is out of focus but you grab an opportunity like this with both hands. These little fellas don't give you time to setup a tripod:)


Mehul Chimthankar   {K:18705} 4/2/2007
Hi Doyle,

Wonderful and colorful combination here 7+++

Mehul


Yazeed Jalili   {K:55749} 4/11/2007
Amazing ...........


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 4/12/2007
Perfect appraisal Sam!!! Lovely . . . but COULD have been better! (I have a much d=faster camera now!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 4/12/2007
Thanks VERY much Mehul!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 4/12/2007
Thanks very much Yazeed~!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


Raisa Vorotnikova   {K:2189} 4/12/2007
all foto good ,ilove it


Doyle D. Chastain   {K:100828} 4/12/2007
Thanks Raisa!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~


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