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The Good Stuff! - Project 52, Week 16

A broad-billed hummingbird photographed in Southern Arizona last week. It was a real thrill for me to see this bird!

A broad-billed hummingbird photographed in Southern Arizona last week. It was a real thrill for me to see this bird!
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NIKON D5300

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 800 Shutter 10/32000 Focal Length 3000/10

upload_date

Apr, 2017

Views

1609

Likes

+230

Awards

Winner in All About Hummingbirds Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+61

Absolute Masterpiece

+44

Superb Composition

+18

Top Choice

+18

Magnificent Capture

+13

Superior Skill

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Genius

Virtuoso

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 1

Categories

Ahhhhhhhhhhhmazin'..❤ this!! シ

great

Every single detail is so crisp and clear. Pure genius Kathy.

Wow!!!!! Just fantastic!!!!

Awesome! I absolutely love hummingbirds!

PRO+

WOW, this is so exceptional Kathy!!! a beautiful offering for Project 52, Week 16. The detail and pose you captured is superb !

Platinum

This is just gorgeous....magical

PRO+

Amazing .... Perfect! Well done Kathy!

PRO+

Stunning....meant to give mag. Capture but vb sooo sensitive..love it Kathy..

PRO+

Absolute perfection once again, Miss Kathy!!!! Love this! ッ

PRO+

Happy Easter Kathy (belatedly). I hope you are well. This is a great photo!

Superb capture what a fantastic shot.

your detail is superb !!

Amazing capture Kathy!

I think this is your best to date ... wow , gorgeous !

Platinum

Simply gorgeous love this image:-)

Stunning!

Love this...so pretty! :)

OH, WOW! Perfect

AAaahhh...made contact....wonderful shot

Brilliant capture. Beautiful photo.

Wonderful timing and focus. Beautiful!!!!

Platinum

This really is the perfect shot, fantastic!

Platinum

A perfect capture!

PRO

Excellent focus and composition.

Platinum

This is stunning! Genius! Outstanding skill!

Beautiful capture! Voted Hummingbirds.

Beautiful, a real master piece!

Great shot

Ultimate

This has to be one of my favourite photos ever. That is awesome. Great job!!

Stunning!

PRO+

Congratulations on your Grand winner award in All About Hummingbirds Photo challenge!

Platinum

AWESOME Grand winner in humming bird challenge

Ultimate

Well deserved Master Piece Kathy!!!

Platinum

Congratulations on winning the all about hummingbird challenge, much deserved ...

Platinum

I think this is the best shot of a hummingbird that I've seen, just perfect in so many ways. A well deserved win.

Congratulations on this well deserved win!!!! Just perfect!!

Well done Kathy! :)

WOW what a true masterpiece!

This photo is "The Good Stuff' Great shot!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken in Patagonia, Arizona - an area between Tucson and the Mexican border that is famous for a large variety of birds, especially hummingbirds.

Time

It was mid-afternoon.

Lighting

The natural light was perfect due to high overcast.

Equipment

I used a Nikon d5300 DSLR with a Nikon 55-300mm lens hand-held.

Inspiration

We traveled to Patagonia to see different varieties of hummingbirds not seen in Albuquerque. I love photographing birds, and getting to see this beautiful broad-billed hummingbird was a real thrill. Nature is always inspiring!

Editing

The photo needed only light post-processing for clarity and vibrance using Photoshop. The background was compressed naturally by the long lens.

In my camera bag

I always have my Nikon d5300, Nikon 55-300mm and Sigma 18-250mm macro lenses; and often my Nikon 40mm macro and Nikon 16-85mm lenses. All lenses have polarizer and ND filters, which are used depending on the situation. I carry extra cards, a remote release, and cleaning cloths and often have a tripod with me.

Feedback

Capturing hummingbirds is always a challenge that requires patience and persistence! Knowing your subject and where they are likely to be is the first step. Be familiar with the types of flowers they like to feed from. I had seen hummers feeding on these flowers and decided to focus my camera there and cross my fingers! There is always luck involved when shooting birds. You have to be ready to take that shot in an instant. As always, know your camera and what settings you need to capture this type of subject. I love shooting birds because of the challenge and the great feeling when I actually capture a shot like this!

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The Good Stuff! - Project 52, Week 16

A broad-billed hummingbird photographed in Southern Arizona last week. It was a real thrill for me to see this bird!

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The Good Stuff! - Project 52, Week 16

A broad-billed hummingbird photographed in Southern Arizona last week. It was a real thrill for me to see this bird!

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Submitted to Photo Contests

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