Rufous Hummingbird [Contest Finalists July 2006]
Uploaded: July 01, 2006 00:03:06
Photo was taken on June 30, 2006 at 2:53pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 1.4x TC @ F/4, 1/250 second, ISO 100
Cropped, levels, + saturation, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
Su Sana E. P
July 01, 2006
Paul E. Earl July 01, 2006
WOW!! A fantastic capture, Janine!! #2972913Robyn Mackenzie July 01, 2006
You've done it again, Janine! Awesome! #2972914Mary K. Robison July 01, 2006
Another terrific hummingbird capture, Janine! Great colors, comp, and pov! #2972916Revonda L. Gentry July 01, 2006
Amazing clarity and colors, Janine!! #2972917Richard D. Cox July 01, 2006
Fabulous comp. Well done. #2972927Lynne Morris July 01, 2006
WoW Janine, fantastic colour and detail, a beautiful image, great work! #2972928Julie Robinson July 01, 2006
A really stunning capture to start the new month Janine! #2972966
Evy Johansen
July 01, 2006
Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 01, 2006
Another amazing capture, wow!! #2973037
Jill Odice
July 01, 2006
Donna Roberts July 01, 2006
WOW Evy - what a fantastic capture, I can't help thinking how appropriate this image would have been for last months theme.Donald K. Cherry July 01, 2006
wow, just a gorgeous capture, Janine! #2973154Paul Sikora July 01, 2006
Janine, I'm always in awe of your bird captures. I know how hard it is to achieve. Beautiful as always and amazing #2973403Donna W. Neal July 01, 2006
WOW what way to start July! This is an outstanding capture with subperb detail and lighting!!! #2973451Stephanie Lyons July 01, 2006
Amazing! #2973470Colette M. Metcalf July 01, 2006
Wow! This is absolutely amazing, Janine! These babies are so hard to capture! For me anyways. LOL #2973501Glenn E. Urquhart July 01, 2006
Fantastic capture, Very Beautiful composition, Janine!!! Cheers, Glenn. #2973546
Jeff Robinson
July 01, 2006
Tressie Davis July 01, 2006
How on earth do you capture such clarity in the eyes of these quick little birds? Is there generally enough light, or do you have to use flash to have a fast enough shutter speed?? Amazing. #2973836
Rakesh Syal
July 01, 2006
Kay E. Mahoney
July 01, 2006
William C. Raco
July 01, 2006
Bill #2974080
Janine Russell
July 01, 2006
Steve Mescha July 01, 2006
Fantastic, Janine!!! #2974191Joy E. Cobb July 01, 2006
Janine, this is one of the best hummingbird photos I've seen!!! I like the head-on viewpoint, not often seen. Gorgeous sharpness on the hummer and softness on the rest. Winner! #2974317Brian D. Shema July 01, 2006
This is STUNNING Janine. It truly is a fantastic capture... detail, colors and clarity are superb (as always). #2974342Melissa G. Meiselman July 01, 2006
Janine, this is absolutely stunning!!! I can't believe how sharp your details are!!! #2974390Deb Holmes-Hatfield July 01, 2006
Excellent capture of this quick little guy Janine, the details are incredible! #2974492Sharon Day July 01, 2006
Absolutely gorgeous, Janine!!! Impressive capture and the colors are just beautiful! #2974580
Ken Smith
July 01, 2006
Jenifer L. Mitchell July 01, 2006
I agree with Ken, Janine, you absolutely do a wonderful job at this! I dub you the "Hummingbird Queen"! :) Keep them coming!! #2974814Karen Walzer July 01, 2006
OK, I can't even get a mocking bird in focus! This is truly amazing! He's beautiful! How did you sharpen him? #2975011
Nancy L. Green
July 01, 2006
Monika Sapek July 01, 2006
This is awesome, Janine! What a great capture!
Claudia Kuhn
July 01, 2006
David L. Luchowski July 01, 2006
WOW.Amazing capture,Janine.Just remarkable. #2975664Ronald F. Fischer July 01, 2006
Another fantastic capture, Janine! You should contact Canon - you could be a spokesperson for their 400mm lens!! #2975725Karen Engelbreth July 01, 2006
You did it again - fantastic image, Janine! #2975775
Janine Russell
July 01, 2006
Karen, this is my sharpening settings in Photoshop CS (after resizing to 480 pixels on the short edge)
USM 500%/0.2/0 then
PhotoKit from Pixel Genius http://pixelgenius.com/sharpener/
Output Sharpener Web&Multimedia setting, 1024-SuperFine Edge Sharpen
If Needed, PhotoKit Creative Sharpener Sharpening Brushes, Sharpen Brush Narrow Edges 1 (for selective sharpening such as the eye)
Then USM 100%/0.2/0 once or twice
After saving as a TIFF, I look at the image in the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (which is how the image will look after uploading to BP) and resharpen if necessary. Thanks for asking.
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Jim Kinnunen
July 01, 2006
Candice C. Calhoun
July 01, 2006
ccc #2976355
Janine Russell
July 01, 2006
Nadia Paul July 02, 2006
What a wonderful capture of this beautiful little bird Janine! #2976623
Janine Russell
July 02, 2006
Glenn E. Traver July 02, 2006
beautiful little Hummer, there so much fun to photograph, well done ~ GT #2977680
Janine Russell
July 02, 2006
Dan E. July 02, 2006
Awesome Capture! #2978120
Janine Russell
July 02, 2006
Crystal E. Berryman
July 02, 2006
Janine Russell
July 02, 2006
Kristian L. Stricklin July 03, 2006
Wonderful capture, Janine! Amazing detail!! #2982097
Janine Russell
July 03, 2006
Julie Bales July 15, 2006
Absolutely exquisite. What an outstanding photo!!! Great job! #3034295
Janine Russell
July 15, 2006
Aimee S. McMaster July 17, 2006
simply beautiful Janine...Aimee #3042376
Janine Russell
July 17, 2006
Janine Russell
August 10, 2006
Karen Slagle August 26, 2006
Congrats, Janine... #3219934
Deborah C. Lewinson
August 26, 2006
Paul Sikora August 26, 2006
Congratulations Janine #3220895Pamela Shane August 26, 2006
Another beauty Janine! Congratulations!! :) #3221087Tarun Bose August 26, 2006
Once Again congrats my queen of bird photography on this finalist. #3221154Kenneth Mucke August 26, 2006
Congrats one more time...way to go #3221273Tonya R. Boles August 26, 2006
Awesome shot, congrats.. #3221319eileen bedford August 26, 2006
Congratulations, Janine, welldone.... #3222063
Su Sana E. P
August 26, 2006
Sherry Stricklin Boles
August 26, 2006
Kay E. Mahoney
August 26, 2006
Megan p August 26, 2006
Janine, you are the master(mistress) of capturing these beautiful birds, Congratulations!!! #3222798
Nancy L. Green
August 26, 2006
Lorraine A. Cook August 26, 2006
A Hummingbird Delight! Congrats, Janine#3223082
Janine Russell
August 27, 2006
Lynne Morris August 27, 2006
Well deserved finalist Janine, many congratulations on your finalists and good luck in the next round. #3223849Debbie Hartley August 27, 2006
Congratulations on another beautiful finalist Janine! #3224392Paul Michko August 27, 2006
Congratulation, Janine. #3224674Graeme yew Chow August 27, 2006
Awesome and big wow ! congrats Janine. #3225196
Janine Russell
August 27, 2006
Sylvia Rossler August 27, 2006
Another perfect catch Janine :o) Big congrats again :o) #3226559Sandra Freyler August 27, 2006
Congratulations, Janine! :) #3226788Amy JACKSON August 27, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Janine!! :) #3226813
Emile Abbott
August 27, 2006
Janine Russell
August 27, 2006
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
August 27, 2006
Ken Smith
August 27, 2006
Janine Russell
August 27, 2006
Marilyn K. Lincecum
August 27, 2006
Janine Russell
August 28, 2006
Donna W. Neal August 28, 2006
Another BIG Congratulations Janine #3233968Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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