Into the Future

Gallery: FloraPosted March 27, 2011138 views13 comments

My long hiatus from shooting appears to be over--finally!

If I ever see another pile of files to put away or another box, it would be far too soon.

The last couple of days I've spent a few hours at the Ethel M. Chocolate Factory and Cactus garden. I've been re-learning how to shoot and working on patience as I waited for the hummers. Getting focus on tiny birds, especially while the wind is whistling 'tain't an easy task, and I had lots of fun chatting with folks.

Shooting with a 500mm lens draws many, many comments

This particular image was shot @ f/5, 1/1600s, ISO 250, matrix metering, manual exposure.

Like David, I posted a totally different version on Avian--Spring--In Full Force.

Needless to say, I'll be back out there soon, but think I'll wait for a day with no wind.

Thanks for looking and comments are more than welcome.

Carol

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Justin Peterson on March 27, 2011 at 11:21 PM

This is really stunning, Carol...the colors, the mood, the hummingbird. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 27, 2011 at 11:32 PM

Good to see you posting again Carol. The bokeh from the 500 is really nice in this. Beautiful image and mood.

pat

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 27, 2011 at 11:55 PM

Carol: What a great party crasher! I really like the scene without the hummer but with it the shot is spectacular. Many thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 28, 2011 at 2:08 AM

Carol ...excellent work ..the mood, the colors and that bird .....well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 28, 2011 at 2:15 AM

Carol:
Good to see you are back.
Looks like you used the wind to good effect with the swaying twigs. You nailed the hummer

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on March 28, 2011 at 5:25 AM

Excelent arrangement. Perfect colours and DOF. Wel done Carol.

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Comment posted by Brigitte Lorenz on March 28, 2011 at 8:11 AM

wonderful composition, Carol...I like the mood at this image a lot...great work with a 500 lens!

Brigitte

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on March 28, 2011 at 3:58 PM

Very nice Carol. I really like the way the hummer is approaching the flower.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 28, 2011 at 6:22 PM

Great light! Love the bird, the echoes in the background. Very artistic! Glad to see you posting again.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 28, 2011 at 7:59 PM

I really like all the effects here Carol. Superb in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on March 28, 2011 at 8:29 PM

What a capture. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on March 29, 2011 at 6:20 PM

This is just flat-out excellent, Carol. I was totally enjoying the flowers and the very pleasing colors and didn't even notice the hummer at first. Icing on the cake IMHO.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 29, 2011 at 7:44 PM

Very classy, elegant image! Love the shadows in the bg as well as the negative space. Great catch on the hummer.

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