Taken at the Desert Botanical gardens in Phoenix about an hour before sundown. I was using an ultrafast shutter speed and I was as wide open as my cheap lens goes. Took at least 100 shots of different hummingbirds, will post outtakes later.
Post Challenge: Wow this did much better than I expected! Thanks everyone for the scores and comments!!!
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My instant rection to this, despite having seen umpteen dozen other humming bird photos, was "Oh WOW". This is seriously impressive, especially to a European who has never seen a hunimg bird in the flesh. Excellent work.
So many hummingbird shots are, for me, let down by the inclusion of unattractive plastic bird feeders. I love the way your shot has a hummingbird feeding at real and beautiful flowers. The colours are lovely as is the uncluttered beige of the background.
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