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Friends of a Feather

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

NIKON D70 1/1600 second F/4.5 105 mm (35mm equiv.)

~Anyone can take a picture that can be viewed by others but it takes inner vision to capture a moment that can be felt by others.~
Jody "Dornbrau" Navakuku
2011

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

perfection in flight, BRAVO Dornbrau.

12 Apr 2007 9:29am

Still from France

A superb and colourful image. The silhouettes of the birds are beautiful!

12 Apr 2007 10:49am

badala from Leiria, Portugal

An elegant work on these silhouettes! Beautiful colors.

12 Apr 2007 12:01pm

Jerry from Tampa, United States

Absolutely wonderful image Dornbrau!

12 Apr 2007 1:22pm

Fallenargo from North Bay, Canada

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 1:58pm

@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.

JackGirl from dreamland, Brazil

Oh..that's a winner photo...so perfect ...I love it....

12 Apr 2007 2:20pm

Rui Borges from Sintra, Portugal

Give us the secret to be always in the right place at the right time...
Stunningly stunning!

12 Apr 2007 2:28pm

@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.

Jen from Jessup, United States

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 2:40pm

@Jen: I wish I could take credit for the colors of the sky, but that was all Mother Nature's doing.

Srikaanth from Bengalooru, India

This is a crazy shot!!

12 Apr 2007 3:21pm

Srinivas Koduri from Wheeling, IL, United States

Fantastic silhouette, the background is amazing, vibrant. how lovely, brilliant !!! 2 thumbs up.

12 Apr 2007 3:54pm

Shuva from Hyderabad, India

Ha! These the the pictures I like to take, the moment of time captured permanently.

12 Apr 2007 4:05pm

Rui Borges from Sintra, Portugal

I would have to be the most patient man in the world if I expected to see humming birds around here... ;-)

12 Apr 2007 4:09pm

Shar from Regina, SK, Canada

Well done!

12 Apr 2007 4:11pm

Herbert from Meerkerk, Netherlands

GREAAAT SHOT!
Love the light!

12 Apr 2007 4:52pm

Brittney from Utah, United States

The colors and lighting are beautiful. Those hummingbirds make great silhouettes. I'm sure they were somewhat difficult to capture!

12 Apr 2007 5:02pm

Imarchi from Madrid, Spain

sweet, beautiful, recalling. These are colibries in Spanish!

12 Apr 2007 5:13pm

Behrooz from Tehran, Iran

Magnificent shot! I love that 1/1600 second and still that blur on the wings. Oh my, how fast are they!?

12 Apr 2007 5:23pm

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Great silhouettes! Nice capture.

12 Apr 2007 7:09pm

publicain from France

Excellent travail, tout en finesse. Bravo.

12 Apr 2007 8:57pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

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 10:16pm

Stephanie from Hesperia, United States

Beautiful photograph! So stunning and breathtaking. Great moment and awesome capture!

13 Apr 2007 1:04am

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

wow,your shot is fantastic...

13 Apr 2007 2:33am

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

can't say more cos i m just a layman when it comes to photography...thanks for leaving your comments at my photoblog!

13 Apr 2007 2:43am

Art Monkey from Salt Spring Island, Canada

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 5:00am

Balpa from Ravenna, Italy

Magnificent shot. I love the colours and light.

13 Apr 2007 12:14pm

eydryan from Bucharest, Romania

wicked

13 Apr 2007 5:28pm

Lydia from Ottawa, Canada

So many hummingbirds! I'm very jealous! Great capture!

19 Apr 2007 3:08am

jamsheed from calicut, India

wonderful capture...great work!

19 Apr 2007 9:13am

Daniel from Olympia, United States

Lovely little scene!

21 Apr 2007 7:26pm

NIKON D70
1/1600 second
F/4.5
105 mm (35mm equiv.)

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