Hummingbird

© Marta J. Baldwin

Hummingbird

Uploaded: June 22, 2007 08:01:12

Description

I took this shot at my dad's house on Vancouver Island over the Father's Day weekend. I darkened it to get the silhouette and used a gradient filter and adjusted the color temperature in Picasa2 to get the background color.

Comments

Ellen Hodges June 22, 2007

Awesome image!! #678315

Pamela Shane June 22, 2007

A stunning silhouette image, love the
bg colors Marta! Super editing. :) #4424385

Colleen Farrell June 22, 2007

Very creative and beautiful image, Marta! I really like the effects. #4424417

Bill Whala June 22, 2007

Very beautiful. #4424483

Jim Huffield June 22, 2007

Very lovely work, Marta. Jim #4424717

Colette M. Metcalf June 22, 2007

Gorgeous!!! #4424822

Marta J. Baldwin June 22, 2007

My thanks to Ellen, Pam, Colleen, Bill, Jim and Colette! I really appreciate all the wonderful compliments! #4425071

June 24, 2007

Very Beautiful #4432250

Marta J. Baldwin June 24, 2007

Thank you Manuel! #4432319

Lindley Johnson level-classic July 01, 2007

Beautiful EFP, Marta. I love the background colors and the terrific silhouette of the hummingbird - thanks for sharing your techniques! #4463790

Marta J. Baldwin July 02, 2007

Thank you very much Lindley! #4466313

Heather July 02, 2007

VERY BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE,I LOVE THE EFFECTS,GREAT JOB! #4466335

Marta J. Baldwin July 02, 2007

Thank you Heather! I really appreciate your comment! #4466596

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic July 04, 2007

Simply stunning!
Well done, Marta!!!
--Lisa #4472870

Marta J. Baldwin July 05, 2007

Thank you for the wonderful compliment Lisa! #4475633

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic July 25, 2007

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4555562

Sam Britt July 25, 2007

Congratulations, Marta! #4557218

Heather July 26, 2007

Congrats on Your Finalist!!! I Really Like This Silhouette! #4565219

Marta J. Baldwin July 26, 2007

My thanks to Kay, Samantha and Heather! I will be keeping my fingers crossed! #4565229

C A August 28, 2007

Hello Marta,
Thank you for your nice comment on my panorama falling rock. I like your editing in this upload. Wonderful satured colours and contrast. Thanks again. Best wishes from holland, Corné #4712194

Marta J. Baldwin August 28, 2007

Thank you very much Corne! I really enjoyed your gallery. #4712235

Sabrina De Vries September 04, 2007

Oh, I love this photograph!!! The colors and the lighting are perfect!
This must be the winning picture!! #4748064

Marta J. Baldwin September 05, 2007

Thank you very much Sabrina! This little guy was so fun to photogragh...I'm glad you like it! #4749556

Dianna Hauf October 01, 2007

GORGEOUS colors, wonderful silhouettes!!! #4871510

Marta J. Baldwin October 01, 2007

Thank you very much Dianna! I was pretty happy with how this one turned out! #4871574

Songbird Cline level-classic November 15, 2007

gorgeous... you are a pro. #5080195

Marta J. Baldwin November 17, 2007

Thank you so very much Songbird! #5087882

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