Hummingbird 2

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Hummingbird 2
Hummingbird 2

I visited the Boyce Thompson Arboretum with my wife, one day after visiting it with our daughter and our friend John Power. I did not take my 70-300mm lens on this excursion, but it is slow enough that it would have been useless in capturing this image of a hummingbird feeding. Instead, I used my 50mm f/1.8 lens and waited for the bird to appear, which he did a few moments later. I captured several images in quick succession, of which this one turned out best. (Obviously, most of the original image has been cropped.)

This bird appears as a colorful little blur just to the left of the feeder. I learned a few hours later that this particular hummingbird is a hybrid, one of only three of his kind in the entire world. I wish I could have captured a better image, but this was the best I could do with the equipment I had; and in any event, I was delighted just to be able to photograph a hummingbird at all, even a blurry one. I hope my viewers enjoy it, too.

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Taken on: November 25, 2006
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Camera: Nikon D50, f/2.8, 1/80 sec, 50mm (=75mm) (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D50
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length: 50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Fine Weather
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Windows
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