Posted by Dornbrau (Colorado Springs, United States) on 12 April 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
The shrill tinkle of humming birds fill the early evening air around a nectar pot. As swift as they are tiny, the petite birds flit around like little fairies in the sky.
* Beaver Creek, Colorado
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perfection in flight, BRAVO Dornbrau.
12 Apr 2007 4:29am
A superb and colourful image. The silhouettes of the birds are beautiful!
12 Apr 2007 5:49am
An elegant work on these silhouettes! Beautiful colors.
12 Apr 2007 7:01am
Absolutely wonderful image Dornbrau!
12 Apr 2007 8:22am
Wonderful capture of the birds. They never stay still for very long. I especially like the translucent wing of the bird in the middle.
12 Apr 2007 8:58am
@Fallenargo: That was a bonus find for me when I downloaded the pictures. The majority of the pictures I shot that day of the birds were all translucent because they were moving so fast.
Oh..that's a winner photo...so perfect ...I love it....
12 Apr 2007 9:20am
Give us the secret to be always in the right place at the right time... Stunningly stunning!
12 Apr 2007 9:28am
@Rui Borges: Thank you. The secret is patience! I shot dozens of shots, most of which were too blurry to save. This was one of the few that were even halfway decent.
Outstanding image! Those little birds are so quick and you captured them perfectly...not to mention the gorgeous sky behind them...overall composition is fabulous!!
12 Apr 2007 9:40am
@Jen: I wish I could take credit for the colors of the sky, but that was all Mother Nature's doing.
This is a crazy shot!!
12 Apr 2007 10:21am
Fantastic silhouette, the background is amazing, vibrant. how lovely, brilliant !!! 2 thumbs up.
12 Apr 2007 10:54am
Ha! These the the pictures I like to take, the moment of time captured permanently.
12 Apr 2007 11:05am
I would have to be the most patient man in the world if I expected to see humming birds around here... ;-)
12 Apr 2007 11:09am
Well done!
12 Apr 2007 11:11am
GREAAAT SHOT! Love the light!
12 Apr 2007 11:52am
The colors and lighting are beautiful. Those hummingbirds make great silhouettes. I'm sure they were somewhat difficult to capture!
12 Apr 2007 12:02pm
sweet, beautiful, recalling. These are colibries in Spanish!
12 Apr 2007 12:13pm
Magnificent shot! I love that 1/1600 second and still that blur on the wings. Oh my, how fast are they!?
12 Apr 2007 12:23pm
Great silhouettes! Nice capture.
12 Apr 2007 2:09pm
Excellent travail, tout en finesse. Bravo.
12 Apr 2007 3:57pm
Gorgeous capture, love your approach. I like the evening sky, and I can feel myself there, listening to the hum of wingbeats, a great shot.
12 Apr 2007 5:16pm
Beautiful photograph! So stunning and breathtaking. Great moment and awesome capture!
12 Apr 2007 8:04pm
wow,your shot is fantastic...
12 Apr 2007 9:33pm
can't say more cos i m just a layman when it comes to photography...thanks for leaving your comments at my photoblog!
12 Apr 2007 9:43pm
so beautiful - I love the light through their wings :) - it's funny because today I spent about 1/2 by the hummingbird feeder -waiting - the hummingbird would come - I would try to focus - and then it would fly away - before I could press the button - then I got cold - and went inside - hopefully you will see something soon - hopefully it will be as beautiful as yours :)
13 Apr 2007 12:00am
Magnificent shot. I love the colours and light.
13 Apr 2007 7:14am
wicked
13 Apr 2007 12:28pm
So many hummingbirds! I'm very jealous! Great capture!
18 Apr 2007 10:08pm
wonderful capture...great work!
19 Apr 2007 4:13am
Lovely little scene!
21 Apr 2007 2:26pm
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