Inspiring Photo: In Pursuit #2999555

In Pursuit

Uploaded: November 12, 2006

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Photo of a Rufous Hummingbird was taken on July 4, 2006 at 10:23am in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 2X TC @ F/13, 1/400 second, ISO 800
Cropped, levels, + saturation, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
POTD at Photoshowdown.com on December 8, 2006
Second Place for December 2006 POTM at Photoshowdown.com
POTD at bestfoto.com on February 7, 2007
First Place in the Animal Category at BestFoto.com for February 2007

Comments

Su Sana E. P November 12, 2006

Yet another great bird shot, Janine!! As usual details and dof are very striking!! #555460

Evy Johansen November 12, 2006

Very, very beautiful, Janine!! #3575933

William Johnson November 12, 2006

Beautiful shot Janine, very detailed and colourful. Bill J. #3575936

Barbara Waldoch November 12, 2006

Excellent shot, Janine! #3575938

Bob Cournoyer November 12, 2006

Is that sharp or what? Great line from the hummer to the flower and the dof is fantastic!! :-)

Bob #3575950

Paul E. Earl November 12, 2006

Another fantastic capture! #3575965

Karen Engelbreth November 12, 2006

Another fantastic bird shot, Janine - love it! #3575983

Husain Akhtar November 12, 2006

Wonderful results for ISO 800, Janine! Very skillful editing of course! #3576047

Glenn E. Urquhart November 12, 2006

Not much I can say, except your work is STUNNING, Janine!!! VERY Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #3576104

Joy Rector November 12, 2006

awsome #3576167

Sherri Gorman November 12, 2006

Wow, this is awesome Janine!!! Wonderful detail and lighting!!!! #3576223

Richard D. Cox November 12, 2006

A very cool shot, Janine. Well done. #3576386

Janine Russell November 12, 2006

Susan, Evy, Bill, Barbara, Bob, Paul, Karen, MH, Glenn, Joy, Sherri and Richard, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3576741

Tonya R. Boles November 12, 2006

Wonderful shot.. #3576772

Sam Britt November 12, 2006

Another wonderful bird capture, Janine. I like motion in the hummimgbird's wings. #3576806

Melissa G. Meiselman November 12, 2006

Fantastic capture with great details, beautiful background, wonderful capture of this bird fluttering its wings and the color of the flower. Great job, Janine!!! #3576809

Randy K. Baldwin November 12, 2006

Just one word Janine...Nice! #3576978

Shelly A. Van Camp November 12, 2006

Stunning..love the colors and DoF! #3577083

Jenny D November 12, 2006

Very beautiful capture!! PERFECT #3577291

Cheryl E. Molennor November 12, 2006

Beautiful Janine! #3577431

Ken Jarvis November 12, 2006

Beautiful shot Janine, excellant detail and colour! #3577539

Carol Sawyer November 12, 2006

Excellent capture, Janine!! #3577769

Janine Russell November 12, 2006

Tonya, Sam, Melissa, Randy, Shelly, JD, Cheryl, Ken and Carol, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3577898

Linda Proctor November 12, 2006

My new favorite Janine, just stunning!!!! #3577917

Leonard Pierce November 12, 2006

Fantastic capture of this little guy Janine!! #3578064

Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) November 12, 2006

Adorable. Great colors. Nice action shot. #3578270

November 12, 2006

Maybe one day I will be able to do the same. #3578304

Jim Kinnunen November 12, 2006

Perfection in color, comp and motion capture, Janine!!!:) #3578886

Dave Sanders November 12, 2006

Awesome capture Janine #3578930

Colette M. Metcalf November 12, 2006

Great capture and details, Janine!! #3578980

Graeme yew Chow November 12, 2006

A handsome image and like the motion on the wings, Janine. #3579068

Janine Russell November 12, 2006

Linda, Len, Kara, Heike, Jim, Dave, Colette and Graeme, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3579104

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 12, 2006

Beautiful image, Janine!!!!! ^.^ Kitty #3579127

Janine Russell November 12, 2006

Kitty, thanbks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3579159

Esther Smith November 12, 2006

Love it Janine!! The motion on the wings is very cool!! #3579198

Ken Slade November 12, 2006

Outstanding eye contact, focus, composition and wing movement! #3579337

Johnny Santoso November 13, 2006

Another Excellent capture Janine.!. wonderful detail, moment and beautiful color... This is one of the best..!!

rgds, #3579810

Janine Russell November 13, 2006

Esther, Ken and Johnny, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3581378

Dr Silly November 13, 2006

Beautiful capture. :O)
#3582152

Janine Russell November 13, 2006

Doc, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3582220

Theresa M. VanderStaay November 14, 2006

Janine, Your bird photo's always amaze me...They are awesome...The details, the comp, DOF are displayed beautifully in each and everyone I have seen...This one here of the hummingbird is fantastic...I can't believe how well it came out...This is probably your best one yet...Wow!!! This one certainly is a winner in my book....Tessa :o) #3587406

Janine Russell November 14, 2006

Tessa, I really appreciate your kind comments and encouragement; thanks very much. #3588079

Cindy Wong November 14, 2006

Definitely a winner! You are the expert! :) #3588206

Janine Russell November 15, 2006

Cindy, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3588239

eileen bedford November 17, 2006

SO Beautifully captured Janine, love this.... #3599749

Janine Russell November 18, 2006

Eileen, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #3601190

Steve Downen November 19, 2006

I think this one is even more stunning than the last one! #3605673

Janine Russell November 19, 2006

Steve, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3605790

Valarie Paris November 21, 2006

Totally awesome, Janine! I can visualize this in a magazine! Great job! #3611738

Janine Russell November 21, 2006

Valarie, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3612223

November 21, 2006

Really Great Photo! So Sharp! #3612266

Janine Russell November 21, 2006

Tracey, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #3612314

Glenn E. Traver November 21, 2006

Your Humming bird photos are excellent Janine, very sharp and colorful with good lighting, another stunning shot ~ GT #3612374

Janine Russell November 21, 2006

Glenn, thanks very much for your kind comments and encouragement. #3612404

Sherry Sturgis November 21, 2006

Janine, I love this capture of the hummingbird! the colors are amazing! #3612445

Janine Russell November 21, 2006

Sherry, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #3612452

Ken Smith December 29, 2006

Janine, congrats on all your wonderful finalists! #3756944

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