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HummingBird in the BeeBalm
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HummingBird in the BeeBalm

by Lisa Cuchara

Category: AvianAdded May 16, 20063,438 views

Hummingbirds

Keywords: hummingbird, ruby throated, beebalm, Archilochus colubris

This photograph was taken, on a tripod, at a friend's garden. It was taken with a Canon 20D and a 300mm f2.8 Canon lens and a 1.4X teleconverter. Manual 1/2000 sec, f5, flash (Canon 580EX, high speed sync with a better beamer). I love the way he is caught mid air on his way to the BeeBalm!
Image Reference: 8178Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No