My World: Hummingbird in the Wild

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Hummingbird in the Wild

I was taking a photo of the valley below (I'll post that one later) and this little guy flies up right in front of me! I only wish I had a longer lens on and had the wits about me to adjust exposure for his fast action. But, this is what I got and I like it. (It is cropped.)

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16 comments:

Slugyard said...: Is that a Rufous? I haven't seen one yet. Great opportune shot.; August 14, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Ewa said...: What a great shot, I tried to take photos of birds, but I still need to practise before I could show them to anyone :); August 14, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Annalyn said...: i like it also :); August 14, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Lindy said...: I'd say it's a pretty magnificent capture!; August 14, 2010 at 9:56 PM
Christina, Sweden said...: Wondeful SOOC shot!
the lightning on teh flower is great as well as the capture of the wonderful bird that I so much want to se "live"; August 14, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Self Sagacity said...: SOOC. Love humming birds, they are our native bird. Beautifully captured.; August 14, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Gemma Wiseman said...: O what a cutie! You have even captured the whirr of the wings! Beautiful!; August 15, 2010 at 1:54 AM
Janneke said...: Beautiful photo.
I have try to it to, taking photos of the birds in my garden but they are quick ..

Janneke; August 15, 2010 at 4:44 AM
Jenny said...: Oh what a great capture!; August 15, 2010 at 5:12 AM
Discovery School at First Baptist Heath said...: Stunning, simply stunning. I love bein gin the right place at the right time; August 15, 2010 at 6:42 AM
Nikki - Notes of Life said...: It's wonderful when things like that happen. It's a lovely shot :); August 15, 2010 at 9:46 AM
Firefly the Travel Guy said...: Great shot. Long lenses does help, but some of us have to do with cropping. Well done.; August 15, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Kim, USA said...: I do that too, just crop because can't get close enough to catch them, they are too quick. Just took off my hummingbird feeder the other day so they can start to migrate and not hang out on the feeder. Great shot too!
Sweet Cantaloupe; August 15, 2010 at 2:04 PM
EG CameraGirl said...: You must have been very quick with your camera to catch that! Bravo!; August 15, 2010 at 2:33 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh this is a gorgeous capture, I love it!; August 16, 2010 at 7:56 AM
DeniseinVA said...: What an amazing capture. It's fantastic!
An English Girl Rambles; August 21, 2010 at 3:04 PM