Tiny beauty

Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
edited July 1, 2006 in Wildlife
I picked an older picture and re-post-processed it to make it look better.
I think it's not bad for a budget Nikkor 70-300mm ($120,00) on a D70.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    Good capture Dick, well composed.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2006
    nice one Dick thumb.gif
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2006
    Very well composed Dick, the bird is nice and sharp. This would have been a nice one to use some fill flash for the bird.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2006
    any shot with a 70/300 you can seeeek7.gif is a good shot rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2006
    Thanks guys!
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  • FrankieAngFrankieAng Registered Users Posts: 90 Big grins
    edited June 30, 2006
    Very nice capture, Dick. What species is it?
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2006
    FrankieAng wrote:
    Very nice capture, Dick. What species is it?

    Thanks Frankie.

    My knowledge and documentation do not extend any further than that it is a humming bird.

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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    It's sure is a grungie little thing, but you did a great job capturing him. clap.gifclap.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    dallas wrote:
    It's sure is a grungie little thing, but you did a great job capturing him. clap.gifclap.gif

    Thanks William.
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  • Brooks PBrooks P Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    I like it. He looks a Little ruffled, almost like he is wet, but I think that makes for an interesting picture. I have never seen one of the brown colored ones, mine all seem to have a greenish coloration.

    I received an Email from a Keith Rankin, and he takes photos of hummingbirds too. He has some beautiful shots and maybe you would like to look at his gallery. I really the like the shots of the birds sitting on his (or somebody's) hands and fingers.


    The ones around my house love to play in the sprinkler. I used to have an isolating sprinkler and they would perch and wait for it to swing through its arc and then they would chatter and fly around in the water. When is swung back the other direction they would perch and wait for the water to return.
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    Brooks P wrote:
    ...I received an Email from a Keith Rankin, and he takes photos of hummingbirds too. He has some beautiful shots and maybe you would like to look at his gallery. ...

    Thanks Brooks.

    You're right, his gallery is amazing!
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    strange lookin Hummer, right ?

    good shot BTW thumb.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2006
    bfjr wrote:
    strange lookin Hummer, right ?

    good shot BTW thumb.gif

    Thanks.

    Nevertheless...mwink.gif
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