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Rufous Hummingbird and Bee Balm


 

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Rufous Hummingbird and Bee Balm
Rufous Hummingbird and Bee Balm
Photo was taken on July 7, 2007 at 5:07pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS Lens + Tamron 1.4x TC @ F/4, 1/250 second, ISO 100
Cropped, cloned, shadow/highlight, +saturation, -brightness, +contrast, cloned, resized, sharpened and blurred in Photoshop CS3

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- Bob Cournoyer

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You always do such beautiful hummer work!! I love it when the wings are caught lightly fluttering... :-)

Bob


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October 31, 2007

 

Lori Dunn
  Beautiful capture Janine!


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October 31, 2007

 

Tiia Vissak
  Wow! Great colors, light & details!


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October 31, 2007

 

Ronald F. Fischer
  Wonderful composition and awesome detail and colors!


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October 31, 2007

 

Ellen Hodges
  Absolutely beautiful image, Janine!


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October 31, 2007

 
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  Excellent capture of this very challenging subject! Jeff


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October 31, 2007

 
- Girish Vaghela

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  Absolutely wonderful image, Janine!


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October 31, 2007

 

Colleen Farrell
  Terrific capture, Janine!


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October 31, 2007

 
- Les Rhoades

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  Crisp,clean BG and well composed. Perfect timing on this capture. The thumbnail photo is a real eye catcher.


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October 31, 2007

 

Graeme yew Chow
  Oh ! super captured with full motions, Janine. We will see this again.


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November 01, 2007

 

Joy Rector
  excellent capture


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November 01, 2007

 
- Angie Sidles

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  Amazing capture Janine! This is just gorgeous!


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November 01, 2007

 
- Bob D. Hall

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  Great capture, Janine!!! Congrats on your EFP!!!


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November 02, 2007

 

Nancy (Peaches) Harker
  Awsome capture Janine. Super color and comp!


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November 02, 2007

 

Theresa M. VanderStaay
  Wow...What an amazing capture Janine...Perfect timing...Beautiful color and composition is awesome...This is one of my favorites of your bird pic's...I just love this one...Tessa


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November 04, 2007

 

Colleen Farrell
  Congratulations on your finalist, Janine!


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November 26, 2007

 
- Kay E. Mahoney

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  Janine,Congratulations on your finalist.


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November 26, 2007

 

Diana Child
  Congrats on a great finalist!


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November 26, 2007

 

Cary Rogers
  Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Janine! An outstanding capture, with great lighting and color!


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November 26, 2007

 

Tammy Scott
  Congratulations on a terrific finalist! Great capture!


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November 26, 2007

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Congratulations Janine, great colors and clarity!


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November 26, 2007

 

Pranay Koka
  congrats on ur well deserved finalist!


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November 26, 2007

 
- Susan T. Evans

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  Congrats Janine, this is just awesome!!!


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November 26, 2007

 

Joan Kocak
  congrats Janine, so beautiful!


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November 26, 2007

 

Lisa A. Car
  WoW this is really AWESOME! I LOVE, LOVE this photo! Congrats on the finalist!


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November 26, 2007

 

ALLEN O. HOWARD
  Excellent! Congratulations Janine!


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- Angie Sidles

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  Congrats Janine!


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November 26, 2007

 

Pat Gamwell
  BIG CONGRATS on this beautiful Finalist!


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November 26, 2007

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Janine!


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November 26, 2007

 
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  Congratulations, Janine, gorgeous finalist!
-Debby


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November 26, 2007

 

Michelle L. Frick
  Congratulations Janine! This is perfection!


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November 26, 2007

 
- Sheryl A. Hudson

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  Congratulations Janine!!! Stunning!


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November 26, 2007

 

Mike Dawson
  Great capture


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  Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Janine!


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- Su Sana E. P

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  Janine, Congratulations on this great finalist!!


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November 27, 2007

 

Cindy Cone
  Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Janine!


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November 27, 2007

 

Lynne Morris
  Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Janine!


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November 27, 2007

 

Phil Stith
  Lovely capture,Janine...best of luck in the final round!!!


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  Nice stop action capture, Janine and congrats again on finalist.


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November 27, 2007

 

RC Fritz
  Well done!! Congratulations on your Finalist!!!


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November 27, 2007

 
- Laurence Saliba

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  Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Janine!!!!!!!!


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November 27, 2007

 

Jill Flynn
  STUNNING!! Congratulations on your finalist Janine!


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Karen Engelbreth
  Congratulations Janine!


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Karen Engelbreth
  Congratulations Janine!


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- Terry L. Ellis

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  A dazzling finalist, Janine! Congratulations!


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November 27, 2007

 

Jeana Clark
 
FANTASTIC FINALIST!!!
WELL DONE & CONGRATULATIONS!!!

~J~


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Cyn Valentine
  Congratulations Janine!!


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  Congratulations, Janine!


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November 27, 2007

 

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer
  Congratulations on this BEAUTIFUL finalist, Janine. The lighting and details are fantastic. Superb capture.


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November 27, 2007

 

Katrina L. Miller
  congrats on being a finalist -
this is such a lovely hummer shot


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November 27, 2007

 

Dennis Walton
  Another fantastic photo, Janine. You bird shots are just amazing.


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- Ken Smith

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  Beautiful, Janine. Congratulations!!


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Ellen Hodges
  A number 1 image!! Beautiful.


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Susan Fox
  Congratulations on your win Janine!


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Tammy Scott
  Congratulations on your terrific win!


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anonymous
  Congratulations Janine on your Second place win! B-


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- Nikki McDonald

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  This one absolutely glows, Janine. Congratulations on your win!


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Wayne T. Fisk
  What a great shot, Janine! Very impressive!
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  Congratulations once again, Janine!


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Joan Kocak
  huge CONGRATS to you Janine!


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- Laurence Saliba

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  A very BIG Congrats on your win Janine!!!!


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  Congrats, Janine, on your win. Very well deserved!


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Cesar J. La Rosa
  Congratulations on this very well-deserved Winner, Janine!!!
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- Judy V. Kennamer

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  Gorgeous Janine! Congrats on your win!


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- Su Sana E. P

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  Huge Congratulations and on your terrific Win, Janine!!


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  Congratulations on your win, Janine!


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Darryl Wilkinson
  Terrific capture and presentation, Janine! Congratulations on your win!!


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Carol Teal
  Beautiful Janine!! Congrats on your win!


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  Congratulations on your Winner, Janine!


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- Evy Johansen

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  Big congratulations on your wonderful and well deserved win, Janine!!


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Katarina Mansson
  Congratulations on your GOLD Janine!


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- Les Rhoades

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  Congratulations on your GOLD Button win!
I held off on my comment because I had a feeling this was going to move into the winners circle.
I told you this was a real eye catcher.
Les


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November 27, 2007

 

Susie Peek-Swint
  Many congrats Janine!


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November 28, 2007

 

Ron Roberts
  BEAUTIFUL WIN HERE SPECTACULAR...RON...


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Bill Wyatt
  Congratulations on your winner Jannie!!


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November 28, 2007

 

Stephen Zacker
  Fantastic capture. Congratulations


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November 28, 2007

 

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  Congrats on your wonderful winner, Janine!


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  Congratulations on this winner, Janine!


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  Congratulations on your wonderful image and win Janine!!


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  Congratulations on your win Janine!


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  Congratulations on this marvelous winner, Janine!


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  An a winner it is, Huge congratulations Janine


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November 28, 2007

 

Cheryl E. Molennor
  Excellent capture!! Congratulations!


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Holly Shao
  Congratulations on your win, Janine!! So beautiful!

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November 28, 2007

 

Glenn E. Traver
  Congrats on your win Janine , beautifully done ~ GT


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November 28, 2007

 

Monika Sapek
  Many congratulations on your Second Place Win, Janine!
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November 28, 2007

 

Milan Banik
  congratulation Janine


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November 28, 2007

 

Tarun Bose
  Big big congrats Janine for your excellent winner. Well done my dear.


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- Terry L. Ellis

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  An awesome Second Place win, Janine! Congratulations!


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- Mitch Spence

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  Congratulations, Janine. It's a beauty.


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  Congratulations Janine, amazing capture!


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  Congrats Janine on the gold. :O)


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- Claudia Kuhn

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  Gorgeous capture Janine, big congrats on your win!


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  Congratulations on this beautiful winner, Janine!!!


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November 28, 2007

 

Linda Blair
  Congratulations, Janine...well deserved!!!! ☺


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Jill Flynn
  Congratulations on your win Janine! It's a beauty!


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- Nikki McDonald

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  This is a great win, Janine. Congratulations.


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November 28, 2007

 

Sharon Day
  Awesome image, Janine!!! Congratulations!!!


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November 28, 2007

 

Datha Y. Thompson
  Awesome Gold Winner!! Congratulations Janine!!! WTG :0)


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November 28, 2007

 

Sylvia Rossler
  A gorgeous image !! Big congrats on your win Janine :o)


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November 29, 2007

 
- Gail Sullivan

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  Janine...big congrats on your win!!


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November 29, 2007

 

Anita Hogue
  WOW, sooooooooo Beautiful, Janine!
Congratulations!


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November 30, 2007

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Congratulations on your win Janine!! Great details, colors and light!


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December 01, 2007

 

Nick Lagos
  Perfect timing Janine.... Congratulations on your win...


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December 02, 2007

 

Bill Houghton
  This is an awesome shot Janine. Congratulations on your win. I hope you have a great week. Bill

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December 04, 2007

 
- Susan T. Evans

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  Congrats Janine, this is awesome work!!!! WTG!!!!


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  Not sure how I missed this beauty!! Great macro, colors and details!! Well done, Janine!! Love it!


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