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Hummers are Here

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Posted by bill meikle on July 21, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Hummers are Here
And by here I mean down on the front range, saw only one a few weeks ago and today 2 are very active on my feeder so got some first shots. They are incredible fun to watch and a nice challenge to film. Should be a fun time from now on.

More shots at...

http://www.billmeikle.com/component/option,com_joomgallery/func,viewcategory/catid,4/Itemid,12/

Posted by bill meikle on July 21, 2009 at 7:29 PM
lets try again
http://www.billmeikle.com/component/option,com_joomgallery/func,viewcategory/catid,4/Itemid,12/
Posted by John Mumaw on July 21, 2009 at 9:46 PM
What a fine series!
You must have the patience of a saint.

You posted my favorite, although it's a wee bit underexposed (see your histogram).
A slight Levels adjustment will do wonders here.
Posted by Bob Falcone on July 21, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I'm with John...they're all great, but this one is the best of the lot.
Posted by bill meikle on July 21, 2009 at 10:44 PM
I did get the levels wrong on this one John, well spotted. Thanks for the comments. Hopefully we will get some shots with interaction between the birds but usually that is very hard to film.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on July 22, 2009 at 7:52 AM
Great capture, Bill! I love these little guys.
Posted by Paul Beiser on July 22, 2009 at 9:02 AM
awesome work, Bill!
Posted by bill meikle on July 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM
cleaned it up a little
Posted by Steven Peckham on July 22, 2009 at 10:53 AM

Yowza! Nice cleaned-up image!

I like that you dropped the LLH corner and put the emphasis on bird.
Posted by Aleksandra Miesak on July 22, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Wow, so cool! It always amazes me to see this guys in pictures, I wish I was this patient :mad:
Posted by Rod Chandler on July 22, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Great shots Bill. I love hummingbirds and have ZERO images of them. You have inspired me.
Posted by Pam Colander on July 22, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Nice set of images Bill made much better cleaned up. Looks like either a female rufous or an immature male ruffie.
Posted by bill meikle on July 22, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Female rufous I am sure, but they are fairly hard to identify.
Posted by Nick Moore on July 22, 2009 at 2:24 PM
Nice Hummer shot Bill, you got pretty close to her, great detail and clarity!.
Posted by Guy Schmickle on July 22, 2009 at 7:06 PM
That rework is a beauty, Bill. Those are tricky little buggers to photograph, aren't they? My wife planted some hummer attracting flowers this year, but they don't seem to be working as advertised. :frown:
Posted by Dan Walters on July 22, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Great shot! I like the cleaned up version. Great color and clean background.
Posted by Morris McClung on July 22, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Repost is great! Really nice series of these great little birds.