yellow pollen on my head
hermit hummingbird in Costa Rica and thanks to my teacher Ralph Paonessa
hermit hummingbird in Costa Rica and thanks to my teacher Ralph Paonessa
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Awards
Chatter Award
People's Choice in Yellow Color in Nature Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Show Me The Pollen Photo Challenge
Winner in Hummingbirds Photo Challenge
Tamron lens and more!
Absolute Masterpiece
Peer Award
Top Choice
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
Jaw Dropping
Superior Skill
All Star
Outstanding Creativity
Genius
Virtuoso
VIP Favorite
Exceptional Contrast
One Of A Kind
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Impressed
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donanzinger
April 24, 2013
Great shot. Birds are one of my favorite subjects and I know these fast moving guys are hard to capture.
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Motojojo
July 23, 2013
This shot deserves a "Magnificent capture" but for some reason I can't award that til I upgrade. It is truly an incredible shot!
SaraD99
August 01, 2013
This is SO AMAZING! Along with being an incredible photo, it also tells the story of how plants and animals have evolved to help one another. This plant seems to have evolved into just the right shape for the hummingbird to help it pollinate. Great skill!
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ChrisKIELY
August 01, 2013
Congratulations on your win - this is outstanding, exquisite, brilliant - totally amazing and incredible!!
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davidsloan
August 01, 2013
Its all been said, you just could not improve this photo, it has everything going for it . Just perfect in every-way.
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meshersmith
August 05, 2013
Wooow, excellent shot, amazing details, love Polen on his head, the eye is perfect, awesome DOF and POV, congratulations on a very very deserve won!!
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johngreene
September 18, 2013
WOW! This is stunning! Please tell me what lens you used for this shot ? Thanks John Plan to buy a Sigma 150-500MM next week my first big zoom lens.
Would be trilled if i could get a photo half as good as this one.
Would be trilled if i could get a photo half as good as this one.
Timbo
September 22, 2013
What can I say that haven't been said already.... but simply an outstanding shot..... Well done.".. and voted.....
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jeancarlozuniga
November 23, 2013
I am from Costa Rica, and this is one of my favorite birds. Great shot, absolutely amazing.
Morphine
December 03, 2013
I cannot even Fathom reaching this level of breathtaking ability.Speechless.
sunnysideup
April 03, 2014
Great shot. Great composition, vibrant colours, perfectly sharp... Love it!
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joycealicesmith
April 04, 2016
Magnificent capture! Congratulations on your win of the One Photo Challenge!
RavenHawk58
May 06, 2016
What an incredible shot. It is like you are one with that bird. OUTSTANDING.
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JayneBug
October 24, 2019
Wow! Great capture, focus, color and image. Congratulations on your award.
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JPART7
April 24, 2021
THANK YOU for participating in my challenge. VERY hard to choose with so many talented photos! THIS is the most wonderful hummingbird picture I have seen. Really wish I could choose more than one winner! Adding this to my if we could choose more than one winner collection!
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Behind The Lens
Location
In Costa rica during a hummingbird work shop with Ralph Paonessa. We spent 10 in the rain forest and the mountains for taking hummingbird pictures I lived for some time in California and had hummingbirds in my garden. I never managed to capture a good picture of them. It made me change from analogue to digital photography and participating in several work shops.Time
It was in the early afternoon.Lighting
I took the picture at Aperture f/22.0?ISO 200?Shutter 1/200, but with flash equipmentEquipment
I used my Nikon D800, a 400mm lens, a tripod and advanced flash equipment for humming bird photographyInspiration
I love humming birds. They are so delicate, elegant and beautiful. I saw, however, that they can be quite aggressive among themselves. I find it so fascinating that they are so active during the day, work so hard to have enough calorie input and "hibernate" during the night in order to save energy. Amazing.Editing
Not really. I cropped the photo a little, that was it.In my camera bag
I have Nikon cameras, D800, D5 and several lenses. 600mm, 200mm, macro etc. I do not like zoom lenses so much. The 600 mm lens is my favorite. I travelled to many places for crane photography, Germany, US, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kenya and always schlepped the 600 mm lens and a tripod, of course. I go to the gym on a regular basis, in order to have the strength to get the lens into the overhead compartment. I guess many happy moments are linked to that particular lens.Feedback
Well, you have to be ready to make an effort. In this case I had to travel a long distance, carry heavy equipment. I guess the conclusion is, you have to be ready to make an effort. I always think, that I need to like or love something or someone, in order to take a good picture. If I do not like a place, it just does not work. And the light has to be right. Light and love are the key to everything in photography, I think. Patience and interest follow.
