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07-JUN-2006

My first hummer

When I first moved to Michigan in the dead of winter, I thought it was a joke when I saw hummingbird feeders for sale in the pet store, how on earth could such exotic, tiny little birds possibly live in Michigan I wondered?? They do come for the summer though, the first year I was here I saw them in June, and this year it was 4th May when I spotted my first one - it flew past as I was holding the feeder, about to hang it in a tree, as I stood talking to my son who saw it too so it was not my imagination! I have been trying on and off since then to get a nice photo of one, but could waste HOURS trying to get the perfect shot, as they fly in and out so fast and are constantly moving at great speed, and don't have that much spare time!
I can only improve on this shot, but it is an interesting capture I think. I wanted to get his bright red throat shining and am happy I managed to do that.

Canon EOS 20D
1/125s f/5.0 at 75.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time07-Jun-2006 17:01:33
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length75 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (4)
Focus Distance

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Anita Russell 02-Jul-2006 13:54
Spectacular! I want to hug Leo. I am drunk with the beauty of the flowers, dragonfly and hummingbirds. You have captured eden.
I liked the self portrait...in the gazing ball. too cool!
Katie Chew13-Jun-2006 20:56
Nice shot!
Guest 09-Jun-2006 17:03
Nice capture!
Guest 08-Jun-2006 19:15
Stunning capture, Wow. Vote
Bob Foisel08-Jun-2006 19:11
Nice capture
Herb 08-Jun-2006 17:33
Nice shot
Yi Feng08-Jun-2006 17:28
Congratulations on your first hummer. Very nice shot! I'm still waiting to see hummers in my area.