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Hummingbird at Night
Hummingbird at Night
Marjo


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Challenge: Unusual Viewpoint (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: backyard
Date: May 23, 2004
Aperture: F2.4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2004

 Late visitor to our backyard feeder. I think the pose and dark background makes this a unique capture. I didn't get a chance to try to do anything for the noise.

Thanks for all the comments. I appreciate your input.

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 186
Avg (all users): 5.8000
Avg (commenters): 5.9286
Avg (participants): 5.5795
Avg (non-participants): 6.0896
Views since voting: 1330
Votes: 155
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/30/2004 04:28:22 PM
Interesting viewpoint for a hummingbird shot alright - don't think I have EVER seen one from below. Well done.
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 05/28/2004 11:04:50 PM
Very unusual, indeed, to see a hummingbird at night. The whole thing is a bit noisy but that is probably hard to avoid. The crop seems rather tight near the beak.
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 05/28/2004 06:09:49 PM
I have never heard of hummingbirds
 05/28/2004 05:00:37 AM
Fantastic motion grab, a bit noisy but superb nonetheless.
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 05/27/2004 04:37:39 PM
Wow, incredible shot!
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 05/26/2004 08:42:45 PM
I detect just a trace of noise in the background, otherwise nearly perfect, hope it does well
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 05/26/2004 01:07:32 PM
Not sure what you had to work with but the positioning in the picture seems a little odd. Nice capture though.
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 05/26/2004 11:56:41 AM
Very unusual and sharp (despite the jpg specs). Cool shot!
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 05/25/2004 05:39:20 PM
Not too bad of a capture......these are such speedy fellows! Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) I love them.
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 05/25/2004 03:51:48 PM
Nice capture. I would have cropped it so that the bird was centered. Noisy and pixelated background, neat image could have removed that.
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 05/25/2004 01:46:08 PM
Amazing, of course.
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 05/25/2004 07:03:08 AM
Wow! That had to be quite a hutter speed. I'd love to see the cropping more cenetered, but it's hard not to appreciate a shot like this knowing it's not easy to come by.
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 05/24/2004 08:29:07 PM
It looks kind of flat, like cut out picture from somewhere.
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 05/24/2004 03:51:16 PM
Hard to rate this shot as the noise is so extreme due I suppose to a very fast ISO. Credit for capturing the bird in difficult conditions but suffers from poor quality.
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 05/24/2004 11:48:59 AM
A tricky shot to take i would guess but lots of noise in the wings and tail. ISO 3200 or D70 i guess :)
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