red flowers & hummer

© Shelley Spillenaar

red flowers & hummer

Uploaded: August 22, 2006 14:12:46

Description

Went to the greenhouse a week ago to pick up some red plants (great time to buy as everything is super cheap at the end of the season)
Set up the flowers near a pine tree , I find they always work well as a background depending on the time of day, you either get a dark green or black background. Which I think works well for making the hummers stand out.
Then the hard part...the waiting !!! After 3 days or so they start getting used to the new set up and me being there and yesterday I finally got a shot I was quite pleased with.


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Comments

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic September 26, 2006

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #529788

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 26, 2006

It is very very beautiful! Congratulations on your being a finalist! Wonderful image!!!! ^.^ Kitty #3368101

Katja Z September 26, 2006

absolutely beautiful. it totally was worth the wait. congrats. #3368170

Sam Britt September 26, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist. This is beautiful!
Sam #3369038

Gary Lange September 27, 2006

Just beautiful, Kay!! I love how you set this up. Congrats!!! #3374052

Tonya R. Boles September 28, 2006

Congrats on this wonderful image. #3380928

Shelley Spillenaar September 28, 2006

WOW !! thank you all for the great comments I really appreciate it!! :-) #3381209

Dennis Walton October 04, 2006

Amazing capture. It was worth the three days of waiting. #3406963

cheryl m. phillips September 20, 2007

Shelley you have an awesome gallery!!
I really enjoyed taking a peek at it!
I am a HUGE hummer fan myself and this is just terrific!
~cheryl #4818374

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