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Wm. Bates | all galleries >> A New Beginning...Picture A Day >> Click Here For August 2005 Photos > Male Hummingbird 08_10_05.jpg
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10-AUG-2005

Male Hummingbird 08_10_05.jpg

I had a day off today and the weather was with me for wildlife photography. We had a nice thin high cloud cover to soften the light. So, I spent a couple of hours this morning trying to get a shot of the male Black-chinned Hummingbird (at least I think it is a black-chinned...any hummingbird experts out there chime in if my identification is incorrect)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/1000s f/3.2 at 300.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time10-Aug-2005 11:50:30
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/3.2
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Pixel Shooter25-May-2006 04:57
sweet shot using natural light! luv how the gorget lights up on the black chin
Guest 16-Sep-2005 15:46
hehe just how did you know she ..o ops Ok! Correction...He is a male :))
hehehe! i can imagine up so many funny sides to the story... later Bill..
excellnt freeze frame capture and love that detailed sharpness near the eyes and beak...
Lovely ... I have to Vote!!!!.....
Guest 27-Aug-2005 03:51
damn you're good with hummingbirds TOO???
bravo
Olaf Herrig25-Aug-2005 19:16
Fantastic photo shot with great details.
Regards, Olaf.
Guest 19-Aug-2005 19:16
Absolutely stunning. Bravo!
Guest 19-Aug-2005 19:16
Absolutely stunning. Bravo!
Chris18-Aug-2005 22:39
How does anyone not vote? I am stunned. Ridiculous focus and perfectly lit, too. Forget talking about the 'DOF', that's a given. Perfect photo, IMO.
shatterbug12-Aug-2005 19:42
Great shot!
Guest 12-Aug-2005 17:17
Definitely a Black-chinned, Bill. A fine photo. John
Eric Hewis12-Aug-2005 08:17
Another Hummingbird snapshot!
Seriouslly, a magnificent picture.
Guest 12-Aug-2005 05:28
This is SOOOOOOOOOO yummyyyyyyyyy!

Really, it is simply PERFECT! WOW!!!!
Guest 11-Aug-2005 18:06
Cool, but it looks like a purple neck to me. Chuckle. I've never seen any like this our way in NY. Cool.
Donna n Paul 11-Aug-2005 18:01
When we were on vacation in Arkansas a few weeks ago, the state parks had feeders, and we tried to get a GOOD shot of the many hummers that were there, but could not get a shot like THIS......FANTASTIC
Shayne11-Aug-2005 16:09
Fantastic, never seen a black chinned up our way. Thanks Bill
Steven Jusczyk11-Aug-2005 06:02
Gorgeous.
Steve Patterson11-Aug-2005 01:58
Beautiful shot, Bill. I am jealous..nice way to spend a day....steve
Cindy Flood11-Aug-2005 00:38
You made a wonderful image. It is like a jewel!
BonsEYE11-Aug-2005 00:31
As with the majority of your photos...simply stunning. Day after day always an inspiration.
Gary Hebert10-Aug-2005 23:27
excellent nature action capture Bill....
uofmtiger10-Aug-2005 23:25
Great capture! Vote
Herb 10-Aug-2005 23:12
Great capture
Mark Holmes10-Aug-2005 23:02
Wow! Now that's putting that 300 to good use. Great shot.
henrywong10-Aug-2005 23:02
nice catch!!
Robin Reid10-Aug-2005 22:32
Okay Bill, now you are really humming! Excellent.