Hummer Personal Best

[bfjr]

So far this is the one

http://MachineGun.smugmug.com/photos/342304798_DHLzq-X3.jpg

[Cuong]

Definitely fantastic!

Cuong

[eyeguy]

Great Hummer I bet it gets better gas milage then the four wheeled kind.:rofl
How did you get this photo ? :scratch
Dean

So far this is the one

http://MachineGun.smugmug.com/photos/342304798_DHLzq-X3.jpg

[jsmiley]

Fantastic Photo!!:clap Definitely (A1):thumb

[Ric Grupe]

Perfect seperation, Ben! :thumb

Very 3D...terrific.:D

[cj99si]

nice work!

[Awais Yaqub]

woohoo great one :D

[bhowdy]

Congratulations ... Excellent capture.

[bfjr]

Definitely fantastic!

Cuong

Thanks so much
Hey your a LA Shooter, Cool :thumb

[bfjr]

Great Hummer I bet it gets better gas milage then the four wheeled kind.:rofl
How did you get this photo ? :scratch
Dean

Really appreciate your comment and interest, Thanks

I am lucky to have flora that attracks hummers in my Bckyrd
Spent alot of time watching their movements
Take many shots, throw 99% away :D

Equipment for this shot
D2Hs - still the cats meow in my book :thumb
300 f2.8 AFS
TC17e2
1 sb800 on camera commander w/homemade BB card
2 sb800 remote somewhere camera left w/homemade BB card

shot is handheld. I tried with mono but I'm quicker without it,
especially when it come to flight shots.

Oh yeah almost forgot:

Whole Mtn worth of praying & patience :rofl :rofl

[jpl]

This shot is amazing.

[dbaker1221]

I donno Ben maybe if it's wings were down & not up...:D


nahhh.....it's a sweet shot :bow

[Cameron]

Wow! Fabulous color, great sense of movement - wings slightly blurred but the rest of the bird is nice and sharp. I like the composition and the lack of distracting background elements. This is one to be proud of!

[Darren Troy C]

It's amazing when we capture what we think will be a pinnacle shot or image. You, my friend, have done just that! Congrats on a superb photograph!

[eyeguy]

Thanks for the info
This makes up for the 99% that are not as great as this one:ivar
Dean

Really appreciate your comment and interest, Thanks

I am lucky to have flora that attracks hummers in my Bckyrd
Spent alot of time watching their movements
Take many shots, throw 99% away :D

Equipment for this shot
D2Hs - still the cats meow in my book :thumb
300 f2.8 AFS
TC17e2
1 sb800 on camera commander w/homemade BB card
2 sb800 remote somewhere camera left w/homemade BB card

shot is handheld. I tried with mono but I'm quicker without it,
especially when it come to flight shots.

Oh yeah almost forgot:

Whole Mtn worth of praying & patience :rofl :rofl

[shoepick]

:clap :clap :clap

Beautiful, Ben!! :thumb

[jeff lapoint]

:jawdrop

Wow. One of the best I've seen. Period. Needs to be printed and framed...

-j

[bfjr]

Fantastic Photo!!:clap Definitely (A1):thumb

Thanks John
Glad you took some time to comment :D

[dlplumer]

Nice shot Ben, but your Ho Hum shots were pretty awesome as well :clap

[summerz]

Excellent.:bow
Had a funny thing happen about 6 weeks ago, was removing a dead bare branch that had fallen during a storm, and I'm about to toss it out of the yard, a Hummer landed on it lol!
Just sat there for a time..kinda different.

It's a war zone on our back porch(I love this time of year lol):lust
Have even had my hair fluffed by the rather frequent close flyby's.:ivar

Do I have any good pics of them?? Not yet sadly.

[Maestro]

Very good Ben. I love the color and the comp.

[bfjr]

Perfect seperation, Ben! :thumb

Very 3D...terrific.:D

Thanks so much Ric
Here's one from a moment before the top shot
Not as dynamic, missing the eye :dunno

http://MachineGun.smugmug.com/photos/342845459_3NVte-X3.jpg

Well ya didn't think I only had one :rofl

[Howard Barlow]

Wow! Again, I say, Wow!

[bfjr]

nice work!

Thank You :thumb

[nrmdisk]

Simply beautiful!

[WomanWithACamera]

Beautiful shots! The detail is fantastic.:clap

[coscorrosa]

Excellent shot, it's one thing to get a great shot of a hummer, but everything else in the photo is also excellent (colors, flowers, lighting, etc.). Very nicely done!

[bfjr]

woohoo great one :D

Thanks Awais

Well with all the good comes the bad.
My computer died, so I'm having to rebuild it and answer
comments form work :rolleyes

I hate Computers :mad :cry :rolleyes

So sorry if my responses are slow
and also no new goodies from me (and I had a few :cry) till
I fix the Stupid Box :rofl

[Harryb]

Outstanding capture Ben. :clap

[dbaker1221]

hey Ben...is that lantana flowers??

I have some in the front but mine will die off in the winter

[bfjr]

Congratulations ... Excellent capture.

Yeah it was my last excellent capture, before the you know what hit the you
know who :huh :rolleyes :rofl :rofl

[bfjr]

This shot is amazing.

Thanks so much :thumb

[bfjr]

I donno Ben maybe if it's wings were down & not up...:D


nahhh.....it's a sweet shot :bow

funny you should say something like that :huh

I kinda thought I should have clipped something, so people would know
it was really me that took this shot :poke :rofl :ivar :ivar

[Osprey Whisperer]

Where is Jeff? You said something about best hummer of yours?:huh :rofl Nice pic Benster. How did it taste on the pizza? Like chicken or pineapple? :D

[bfjr]

Wow! Fabulous color, great sense of movement - wings slightly blurred but the rest of the bird is nice and sharp. I like the composition and the lack of distracting background elements. This is one to be proud of!

Thanks so much for your comment
I learned a little trick in bringing the hummers a tad closer.
On a warm day water the surrounding shrub (lightly) and watchem come
in for a drink :thumb

[bfjr]

It's amazing when we capture what we think will be a pinnacle shot or image. You, my friend, have done just that! Congrats on a superb photograph!

Very kind , thanks :D

[Giphsub]

Wow! :jawdrop Great shooting Ben!

[raptorcaptor]

Good one Ben! :clap