Taking Flight
Uploaded: August 12, 2008
I shot this little female Ruby-throated Hummingbird just at the moment she took flight.
Canon5D, Canon EF300mm 4.0 L IS lens, 1/250 sec., F11.0, ISO 1250.
Carolyn M. Fletcher August 12, 2008
Great timing, Bill! Outstanding shot! #978249Karen E. Michaels August 12, 2008
STUNNING Bill, I love it! Peace, karen #6302803Michael G. Marshall August 12, 2008
Terrific capture Bill! Great timing! Michael #6302818Tarun Bose August 12, 2008
Outstanding capture, Bill. Amazing details. Well done. #6302911Jeff Robinson August 12, 2008
Terrific capture of the moment Bill! Jeff #6302929Christian P. Nicolas August 12, 2008
Very very nice shot. #6303088Shannon D. Miller August 12, 2008
WOW!!! Bill what a capture! You captured her at just the right moment! LOVE IT! It's a FAV! Shannon~ #6303106Datha Y. Thompson August 12, 2008
Beautiful!! Great timing!! Love the colors/light Bill :0) #6303216Shelly A. Van Camp August 12, 2008
Stunning capture, colors and lighting, Bill!! Love this!! #6303351Liz blahh August 12, 2008
Excellent & beautiful capture! #6304832KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. August 12, 2008
BEAUTIFUL IMAGE WITH GREAT CAPTURE.Phyllis A. Houghton September 30, 2010
Amazing. Your gallery shows us a world frozen in time in perfect detail. Something not many get to see. Thank you so much. #8939393Carla Capra Anderson February 25, 2011
Hi Bill;Stephen Zacker April 14, 2011
You must have lots of patience :-) Fantastic capture, Bill #9350039Barbara Waldoch January 20, 2012
Wonderful, Bill! #9932554Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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