Rufous Hummingbird and Bee Balm
Uploaded: October 18, 2007
Photo was taken on July 11, 2007 at 5:08pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 1.4x TC @ F/5.6, 1/250 second, ISO 100
Cropped, cloned, shadow/highlight, +saturation, +contrast, resized, sharpened and blurred in Photoshop CS3
Evy Johansen October 18, 2007
So very beautiful, Janine!! Awesome capture! #764515Laurence Saliba October 18, 2007
WOWWWWWWWWW Now thats an awesome capture!!!!! #4942401Tiia Vissak October 18, 2007
Wow! Great clarity, colors & composition! #4942418David L. Luchowski October 18, 2007
Awesome capture, Janine. Fabulous detail. #4942420Jennifer L. Alder October 18, 2007
OUTSTANDING!!!Tarun Bose October 18, 2007
Outstanding bird capture as usual Janine style. Queen is back in action. Lovely composition and perfect timing. Well done Janine. #4942454Phillip D. Minnis October 18, 2007
An very fine bird image, Janine! Wonderful!Cheers
Phil #4942474
Rey Nocum October 18, 2007
Great timing. Outstanding composition. Fantastic colors. #4942508Toni Riggs October 18, 2007
Beautiful capture! #4942510Cindy Bendush October 18, 2007
Absolutely STUNNING Janine!!! Great detail, light and composition - a very well-made image! #4942537Marta J. Baldwin October 18, 2007
What a stunning capture of this beautiful hummer and the vibrant Bee Balm...Great shot Janine!!! #4942541Les Rhoades October 18, 2007
The action in the wings is a big seller in this image. Well done as always! #4942564Graeme yew Chow October 18, 2007
Awesome shot and I alway enjoying your bird photography, Janine. #4942578Su Sana E. P October 18, 2007
Awesome in every aspect, Janine!! You da Queen of Bird Shots!!!!!! #4942591Katarina Mansson October 18, 2007
A winner Janine! No further comments :-) #4942642Paul Michko October 18, 2007
Marvelously detailed capture, Janine. #4942646Bill Houghton October 18, 2007
This is an excellent shot Janine. Beautiful work. I hope you have a great day. BillMy Personal Photo Gallery:
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Carole Hude October 18, 2007
Gorgeous!! Congratulations! #4942722Carolyn J. Connolly October 18, 2007
WOW, Janine - this is yet another GORGEOUS bird and flower image from you...but what else would we expect from the 'Queen' of bird shots!! I LOVE the FABULOUS colours, lighting, details, wing action AND composition!! :o) #4942736Alan L. Borror October 18, 2007
Fantastic hummingbird image, Janine! #4942804Kathy Reeves October 18, 2007
Oh Janine!! I do love your hummingbirds!! Outstanding! #4943088Joy Rector October 18, 2007
awesome capture #4943112Walter Graziano October 18, 2007
Beautiful shot Janine! #4943144John Caruso October 18, 2007
Perfectly exposed and composed, Janine! Your manipulation of the DOF makes for a great background for the subject. Lovely work! #4943368Jeff Robinson October 18, 2007
This is Outstanding Janine! Jeff #4943420Cheryl E. Davis October 18, 2007
Wow, perfect capture, Janine! I love little Hummers and they are a real challege to photograph. You did an awesome job with this one! Love it! #4943584Murry Grigsby October 18, 2007
Great catch Janine! I love the your shutter speed and the saturated colors!! #4943657Amber Kennedy October 18, 2007
Your shots are awe inspiring..thanks for sharing! #4943958Angie Sidles October 18, 2007
WOW Janine. Stunning capture! What a beautiful image! The colors and clarity are amazing! #4943980Mike D. Perez October 18, 2007
Beautiful clarity and colors, Janine! #4944305Susan M. Hembree October 18, 2007
Perfect capture, Janine! #4946012Sam Britt October 18, 2007
Terrific image, Janine. Great composition, color, DOF & action in the wings. #4946023Paul E. Earl October 19, 2007
You get such beautiful colour in your images, Janine! This is a superb shot! #4947599Sherri Gorman October 19, 2007
Excellent!!!! Wonderful lighting, colors and details!!!! #4948398Husain Akhtar October 19, 2007
Great work, Janine!Daniella Puente October 19, 2007
Excellent capture Janine...great work on the timing and what a beautiful colors on the image...you did superb!!! #4948948Dr Silly October 19, 2007
Great capture. :O)Shelly A. Van Camp October 19, 2007
This is super! Love the colors and the motion of the wings!! #4950408Dorann Weber October 20, 2007
Wow Janine ~!... perfection at it's best! #4954537Vishal Sharma October 21, 2007
AWESOME capture, Janine!! Excellent composition, lighting and colors. #4955851Inge Linden October 21, 2007
This is stunning to my eye…A perfect shot! #4956371anonymous October 21, 2007
Awesome Capture Janine! Just Beautiful! B- #4956918Janine Russell October 21, 2007
Evy, Laurence, Tiia, David, Jennifer, Tarun, Phil, Rey, Toni, Cindy, Marta, Les, Graeme, SuSana, Katarina, Paul M, Bill, Carole, Carolyn, Alan, Kathy, Joy, Wally, John, Jeff, Cheryl, Murry, Amber, Angie, Mike, Susan, Sam, Paul E, Sherri, Husain, Daniella, Doc, Shelly, Dorann, Vishal, Inge and Barbara, thanks so much for your encouraging comments. #4957516Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 23, 2007
AWSOME capture!!! #4967893Janine Russell October 23, 2007
Nancy, thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement. #4967917Bob D. Hall October 27, 2007
Outstanding capture, Janine!!! Congrats on your EFP!!! #4989963Janine Russell October 27, 2007
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