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The Moment Of Flight

© Bill Houghton

The Moment Of Flight

Uploaded: July 19, 2010

Description

This male Ruby-throated Hummingbird takes flight.
Canon 10D, Canon EF300mm 4.0, L IS lens, 1/250 sec., F4.0 ISO 200

Comments

Carol Eade level-classic July 20, 2010 0

Beautiful hummer capture, Bill, great timing! #1289869

Monnie Ryan July 20, 2010 0

Terrific action shot -- wonderful detail! #8774489

Liz blahh July 20, 2010 0

Beautiful capture, lighting & detail! #8774588

David M. Montero July 20, 2010 0

Another superb capture Bill! The clarity is amazing. Love the motion of the wings. #8774624

Freddy Bland July 21, 2010 0

Fantastic macro image of this magnificent male Hummer, Bill!! #8778592

Jean Lechleiter August 13, 2010 0

Magnificent! Congrats. on the Finalist. I hope to see it as a winner! #8825617

Karen E. Michaels level-deluxe August 13, 2010 0

WoW!
I'm so glad I got a chance to see this piece.
Well Done Bill! Peace, karen #8825891

Randy A. Myers August 13, 2010 0

Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #8826208

Monnie Ryan August 13, 2010 0

Congratulations on a well-deserved Finalist, Bill! #8826981

ALLEN O. HOWARD August 14, 2010 0

Spectacular! Congratulations Bill! #8828852

Sam Britt August 14, 2010 0

Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Bill! #8829337

Datha Y. Thompson August 14, 2010 0

CONGRATULATIONS!! :) #8830848

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic August 14, 2010 0

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #8831156

Debra R. Harder August 14, 2010 0

Your wildlife images are always AMAZING, Bill! Huge congratulations on your OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #8831963

Lydia Williams level-classic August 14, 2010 0

Well done, Bill! Amazing shot and well deserved! Congratulations! #8832076

Julie Burnett August 14, 2010 0

Stunning, Bill!! Congratulations on this well deserved finalist! #8832448

Ellen Hodges August 14, 2010 0

Congrats on a super finalist, Bill!! Best luck!! #8833192

Bill Foxworthy August 14, 2010 0

Well done Bill, congratulations! #8833310

Hosey M. Harrell III level-classic August 14, 2010 0

Congrats on this great image, Bill!
#8833600

Randy D. Dinkins level-classic August 15, 2010 0

Great job, congratulations! #8833845

Judy V. Kennamer level-classic August 15, 2010 0

Congrats on your beautiful Finalist Bill!!! #8833905

Bob D. Hall level-classic August 15, 2010 0

Wow!!! Big congrats, Bill! #8834272

Patrick Rouzes level-classic August 15, 2010 0

AMAZING! CONGRATULATIONS & good luck, Bill! WTG! #8835711

Daniel Ruf August 15, 2010 0

Great work. COngrats for all the finalist medals. Keep it going. #8836932

Terry Cervi level-deluxe August 16, 2010 0

Congrats on this amazing Finalist, Bill! #8837800

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic August 17, 2010 0

So beautifull..Congratulations on another awesome image!! #8841696

Carol L. Fowler August 17, 2010 0

Beautiful Finalist! Congrats! #8844301

Amanda J. Tanner level-classic August 20, 2010 0

Very Beautiful The clarity and action caught are wonderful. Congratulation on the amazing finalist Bill! #8850162

Antonio Amen August 24, 2010 0

Excellent. #8858322

Katherine Kuhn September 02, 2010 0

Exquisite! Such clarity as well as action -- wonderfully captured! #8878228

Rony Sagy September 02, 2010 0

Fantastic capture, Bill. Well deserved Finalist. #8878254

Joy Rector September 04, 2010 0

perfection #8881351

Barbara Waldoch September 06, 2010 0

He is a beauty, Bill! #8884138

Roxanne M. Bubar September 15, 2010 0

Bill OUTSTANDING and CONGRATS. #8901404

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 15, 2010 0

WTG on this awesome finalist, Bill! :-) k #8903393

Robert K. Bemus level-classic March 18, 2011 0

Beautiful detail and motion capture, Bill!! I guess even 1/250 is slow shutter speed for a hummer... #9296928

Carla Capra Anderson April 13, 2011 0

This is fantastic, Bill.
I like the way the b/g compliments the tones of the subdued colors of the birds feathers. Great moment captured.
Enjoy,
;) CC #9348782

Nancy L. Green level-classic April 13, 2011 0

CONGRATULATIONS Bill on this FANTASTIC image, WTG!!! <>< #9349033

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