JoyceDickens
JoyceDickens
Hummingbird and Orange Rose

Hummingbird and Orange Rose



Captured in northern CA., USA in my garden. Thank you to the editors of ViewBug for awarding this image with the FALL 2020 AWARD; I am sincerely honored ....
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Captured in northern CA., USA in my garden. Thank you to the editors of ViewBug for awarding this image with the FALL 2020 AWARD; I am sincerely honored .
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upload_dateDec, 2013

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SherryAnnCloud55
 
SherryAnnCloud55 December 20, 2013
Oh my goodness, absolutely breathtaking!
JoyceDickens
JoyceDickens December 21, 2013
Sherry thank you so much for the awesome appreciation :-)
valzart
 
valzart December 21, 2013
Beautiful & a 5 ***** fave dear Joyce and I wish you many blessings and peace for the coming year & a very joyful Christmas to you and yours :~} Valz ♥
JoyceDickens
JoyceDickens December 21, 2013
Val, thank you so much sweetheart, on ALL counts :-)
Batesrc2 PRO+
 
Batesrc2 March 16, 2014
Great shot.
JoyceDickens
JoyceDickens March 16, 2014
Thank you so much for the visits and awesome appreciation of my work :-)
BillW PRO+
 
BillW April 21, 2014
beautifully orchestrated! Being a fan of the hummingbird, I really appreciate how much patience it takes to capture an image like this. Very well done!!!
JoyceDickens
JoyceDickens November 06, 2014
I amdeeply appreciative of your generous comment; thank you from my heart :-))
nina050
 
nina050 August 10, 2015
GORGEOUS!!!!
JoyceDickens
JoyceDickens August 11, 2015
Thank you Nina! This is the image on the front of my business cards....another personal favorite of mine :-) jd
jeffswanson
 
jeffswanson January 24, 2016
Fantastic capture.
RobZucho
 
RobZucho February 07, 2016
What an outstanding shot!... absolutely love it!...
juliekaechelindavis
 
juliekaechelindavis July 11, 2017
Amazing capture!
JoyceDickens
JoyceDickens July 11, 2017
Thanks so much Julie :-))

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Behind The Lens

Location
This image actually consists of two separate photographs, that I decided to make into a composite. Both images were shot in Anderson, California, USA in my garden.
Time
A beautiful warm April day led me outdoors with my camera around mid-morning.
Lighting
The day was bright and sunny; these images were shot in full sun, very near to each other as far as time, so the lighting was pretty much the same on both.
Equipment
I shot these images with a Canon Powershot G10, a tripod, no flash, standard built in lens. I did however use the Neutral Density Filter to help handle the bright sun.
Inspiration
My love of gardening comes in second to my love of photography, therefore, it was a no brainer to combine these two images into this composite. The warm April day, a garden in full bloom, bees and hummingbirds plentiful - the fact that the orange rose seemed to pair with this lovely Rufous Hummingbird's golden earth tones was a real inspiration and I shot many photos of the hummingbird before I was happy with the one in this final presentation.
Editing
I did combine the two images in PhotoImpace 11, which was the software I was using back in 2011 when this work was done. I also colored the background black to really make the subject(s) pop.
In my camera bag
As the years have passed, I have had several different cameras, always the Canon brand. Today I carry a sling bag with two Canon Mirrorless cameras and three lenses. An older EOS M3, 24 Mega Pixels, and my latest the Canon EOS M6 Mark II, 32 Mega Pixels. I have three lenses: a Canon Zoom 55 X 200, a Canon Wide Angle, 15 X 45 and also the standard 18 X 55. I always have the tripod handy though with the built in stabilizer of the EOS M3 and the lens, I don't always need the tripod. I have three main filters, the Polarizing filter, the UV filter and Neutral Density filter. Several back-up batteries, also are always on hand and of course, the lens hoods.
Feedback
Because of my love of photography, I do tend to shoot in most any light, though I do prefer early morning and evening, as well as a cloudy day. I always check my bag prior to the outing to make sure everything is at hand and batteries are always fully charged. When I find a subject I will shoot several different images from all angles (thankfully Digital Cameras allow for this). Shoot often and keep your inspiration fresh by viewing other photographer's work. If I come across something I really like I will try different settings and then select the one that I want to use for the presentation. Our cameras are our tools; I keep them clean and ready to shoot on a moment's notice.

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