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Published: 2006-08-08 07:59:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 6468; Favourites: 262; Downloads: 48
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Description This is a capture of a female Broad-tailed hummingbird. I think the caption goes well with the photo.
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Comments: 217

celticmaiden7 [2009-02-19 23:45:47 +0000 UTC]

Cool capture

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Moso-stuff [2008-08-02 00:44:09 +0000 UTC]

Kinda makes me wish my sisters camera worked...

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tanner-001 [2008-06-01 02:35:18 +0000 UTC]

Thats an awesome picture

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XxFalling-LeavesxX [2008-02-08 01:20:10 +0000 UTC]

veryy beautiful shot, I'm envious I'm to slow to capture humming birds..
I'd like to use this as a a guide for a north-west coast series I'm doing... but I'd like your permission..
PS

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chromosphere In reply to XxFalling-LeavesxX [2008-02-21 15:37:09 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome to use it as a guide for a project. is it for a carving?

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XxFalling-LeavesxX In reply to chromosphere [2008-02-22 03:15:51 +0000 UTC]

drawing.

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Synith [2008-01-08 19:23:17 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. I know how hard these little buggers are to shoot. I was out this morning for a good hour myself.

Wonderful composition here.

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chromosphere In reply to Synith [2008-01-11 12:53:21 +0000 UTC]

thank you it was really quite the lucky shot.

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DominiqueVial [2007-07-22 21:29:25 +0000 UTC]

Waouuuh !

Nice shot !

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simba [2007-06-09 18:00:13 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic capture. These birds move so fast that any time you can catch them in frame generates a wonderful result.

Nice focus and composition.

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chromosphere In reply to simba [2007-07-06 14:21:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot

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OrcinusMakoma [2007-06-04 09:51:29 +0000 UTC]

-faves- Absolutely adorable. XD

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chromosphere In reply to OrcinusMakoma [2007-07-06 14:19:21 +0000 UTC]

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Larah88 [2007-05-18 05:18:04 +0000 UTC]

Amazing shot!

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chromosphere In reply to Larah88 [2007-07-06 14:17:00 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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Larah88 In reply to chromosphere [2007-07-07 07:37:09 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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SteaM10 [2007-02-07 08:21:20 +0000 UTC]

WoW, amazing catch my friend, and i love this type of bird to Nicee job keep it up

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RepublicofDesire [2007-01-18 08:08:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for sharing this.

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M4V3R1CK [2006-12-23 21:02:14 +0000 UTC]

must have been a difficult shot, nice

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amzimme [2006-11-17 23:47:58 +0000 UTC]

This is really cool! I like the focus on just his little face, and the wings and tail are blurred. Very awesome!

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ebokat [2006-10-13 05:35:46 +0000 UTC]

oh sweet!

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chromosphere In reply to ebokat [2006-10-18 17:56:11 +0000 UTC]

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UnUnPentium115 [2006-10-03 18:40:31 +0000 UTC]

wow.. thats one excellent capture! Amazing timing and clarity!
I like it and will it because I like photos of flying birds (as you can see on my page too )

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chromosphere In reply to UnUnPentium115 [2006-10-06 16:49:20 +0000 UTC]

hehe, thanks a lot

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Fused0001 [2006-09-13 18:21:38 +0000 UTC]

great shot

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DFadler [2006-09-09 23:36:07 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful

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albertabrie [2006-09-09 20:06:34 +0000 UTC]

Amazing timing!

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chromosphere In reply to albertabrie [2006-09-10 02:33:49 +0000 UTC]

definitely, thanks!

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HetRegent [2006-09-09 18:19:59 +0000 UTC]

Good capture, good frame too.

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chromosphere In reply to HetRegent [2006-09-10 02:34:07 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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racheldawn [2006-09-09 08:56:22 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful shot of a beautiful bird. I love how the face, body and feet are in focus and the wings are blurred from motion. Loverly work.

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chromosphere In reply to racheldawn [2006-09-10 17:48:30 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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Enchantedbroo [2006-09-09 04:23:33 +0000 UTC]

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axcelia [2006-09-08 15:37:06 +0000 UTC]

I don't know how you managed to take a photo of such a fast little bird let alone an awesome one but well done

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chromosphere In reply to axcelia [2006-09-10 02:04:51 +0000 UTC]

it was definitely a stroke of luck

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Manu-80 [2006-08-20 11:54:04 +0000 UTC]

fantastic, just this

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chromosphere In reply to Manu-80 [2006-08-21 08:23:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks bud!

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tomo87 [2006-08-18 12:13:59 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic capture!

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chromosphere In reply to tomo87 [2006-08-18 16:34:21 +0000 UTC]

thanks! and for the fav

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xIrish1x [2006-08-18 02:43:21 +0000 UTC]

I've tried getting a humming bird before and I've never been able to get a good sturdy photograph of one, they're beautiful, good shot.

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chromosphere In reply to xIrish1x [2006-08-18 16:55:12 +0000 UTC]

it was a lucky and difficult shot for sure. thanks a lot!

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fecklesslytrying [2006-08-14 01:43:23 +0000 UTC]

How did you get that? That's amazing.

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chromosphere In reply to fecklesslytrying [2006-08-14 16:51:12 +0000 UTC]

to this day i'm still not sure just a bit of luck really, and a friendly hummingbird

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Sampdoria [2006-08-12 11:54:11 +0000 UTC]

Man.. I spent some time writing a comment and DA went read only. Anyway lovely lovely shot! Great capture, now Keanu has nothing on this bird in the matrix!

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chromosphere In reply to Sampdoria [2006-08-13 17:03:07 +0000 UTC]

ahh that blows, i had that happen to me not too long ago too, lol. and thanks man!

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Newto [2006-08-11 06:29:28 +0000 UTC]

woooooooooooooooow

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MsJerltheScienceGirl [2006-08-11 04:27:37 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous! I can't belive you got him so perfectly!

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chromosphere In reply to MsJerltheScienceGirl [2006-08-11 18:02:37 +0000 UTC]

luck for sure thanks!

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keiross [2006-08-10 19:15:16 +0000 UTC]

Sweet action shot!

The point of focus and blur are great.

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chromosphere In reply to keiross [2006-08-11 18:11:12 +0000 UTC]

thanks man, i really lucked out on this one.

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