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Rufous Hummingbird and Bee Balm

© Janine Russell
Deluxe Website: photosbyjanine.com

Rufous Hummingbird and Bee Balm

Uploaded: October 18, 2007

Description

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

Comments

Evy Johansen level-classic October 18, 2007

So very beautiful, Janine!! Awesome capture! #764515

Laurence Saliba level-classic October 18, 2007

WOWWWWWWWWW Now thats an awesome capture!!!!! #4942401

Tiia Vissak October 18, 2007

Wow! Great clarity, colors & composition! #4942418

David L. Luchowski October 18, 2007

Awesome capture, Janine. Fabulous detail. #4942420

Jennifer L. Alder October 18, 2007

OUTSTANDING!!!
Perfect timing, Janine
:) #4942442

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. #4942454

Phillip 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. #4942508

Toni Riggs October 18, 2007

Beautiful capture! #4942510

Cindy Bendush level-classic October 18, 2007

Absolutely STUNNING Janine!!! Great detail, light and composition - a very well-made image! #4942537

Marta J. Baldwin October 18, 2007

What a stunning capture of this beautiful hummer and the vibrant Bee Balm...Great shot Janine!!! #4942541

Les Rhoades level-classic October 18, 2007

The action in the wings is a big seller in this image. Well done as always! #4942564

Graeme yew Chow October 18, 2007

Awesome shot and I alway enjoying your bird photography, Janine. #4942578

Su Sana E. P level-classic October 18, 2007

Awesome in every aspect, Janine!! You da Queen of Bird Shots!!!!!! #4942591

Katarina Mansson October 18, 2007

A winner Janine! No further comments :-) #4942642

Paul Michko October 18, 2007

Marvelously detailed capture, Janine. #4942646

Bill Houghton October 18, 2007

This is an excellent shot Janine. Beautiful work. I hope you have a great day. Bill

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Carole Hude October 18, 2007

Gorgeous!! Congratulations! #4942722

Carolyn 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) #4942736

Alan L. Borror October 18, 2007

Fantastic hummingbird image, Janine! #4942804

Kathy Reeves October 18, 2007

Oh Janine!! I do love your hummingbirds!! Outstanding! #4943088

Joy Rector October 18, 2007

awesome capture #4943112

Walter Graziano October 18, 2007

Beautiful shot Janine! #4943144

John Caruso October 18, 2007

Perfectly exposed and composed, Janine! Your manipulation of the DOF makes for a great background for the subject. Lovely work! #4943368

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe October 18, 2007

This is Outstanding Janine! Jeff #4943420

Cheryl 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! #4943584

Murry Grigsby October 18, 2007

Great catch Janine! I love the your shutter speed and the saturated colors!! #4943657

Amber Kennedy October 18, 2007

Your shots are awe inspiring..thanks for sharing! #4943958

Angie Sidles level-classic October 18, 2007

WOW Janine. Stunning capture! What a beautiful image! The colors and clarity are amazing! #4943980

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe October 18, 2007

Beautiful clarity and colors, Janine! #4944305

Susan M. Hembree October 18, 2007

Perfect capture, Janine! #4946012

Sam Britt October 18, 2007

Terrific image, Janine. Great composition, color, DOF & action in the wings. #4946023

Paul E. Earl October 19, 2007

You get such beautiful colour in your images, Janine! This is a superb shot! #4947599

Sherri Gorman October 19, 2007

Excellent!!!! Wonderful lighting, colors and details!!!! #4948398

Husain Akhtar October 19, 2007

Great work, Janine!
Sorry, I have not been able to comment on your delightful work for many days! #4948903

Daniella Puente October 19, 2007

Excellent capture Janine...great work on the timing and what a beautiful colors on the image...you did superb!!! #4948948

Dr Silly level-classic October 19, 2007

Great capture. :O)
#4949441

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic October 19, 2007

This is super! Love the colors and the motion of the wings!! #4950408

Dorann Weber October 20, 2007

Wow Janine ~!... perfection at it's best! #4954537

Vishal Sharma October 21, 2007

AWESOME capture, Janine!! Excellent composition, lighting and colors. #4955851

Inge Linden October 21, 2007

This is stunning to my eye…A perfect shot! #4956371

anonymous October 21, 2007

Awesome Capture Janine! Just Beautiful! B- #4956918

Janine Russell level-deluxe 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. #4957516

Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 23, 2007

AWSOME capture!!! #4967893

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 23, 2007

Nancy, thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement. #4967917

Bob D. Hall level-classic October 27, 2007

Outstanding capture, Janine!!! Congrats on your EFP!!! #4989963

Janine Russell level-deluxe October 27, 2007

Bob, thanks so much. #4991406

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