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Old 12-13-2007, 07:16 AM   #1
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December 2007 Winner: Male Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Portrait
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Old 01-17-2008, 09:20 PM   #2
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Great shot Bud, you earned my vote.
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Old 01-17-2008, 09:24 PM   #3
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A deserving win. It was between you and Tom. Congrats.
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:16 PM   #4
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First class and well deserved. Congratulations.
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Old 01-18-2008, 04:58 AM   #5
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Agreed!
A runaway winner and deservedly so.

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Old 01-18-2008, 05:41 AM   #6
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Very nice shot!

One of my 3 votes, and a great picture. Keep it up.
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Old 01-18-2008, 06:58 AM   #7
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Nice one! What gear did you use?
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Old 01-18-2008, 07:05 AM   #8
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yay, this was my pick for the winning shot and thus one of my 3 votes. amazing detail and color in the feathers, deffinetley an eye catcher. congrats and a deserved win imo.
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Old 01-18-2008, 07:44 AM   #9
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Wow!!
What a great way to kick off the day!

Thanks to everyone who enjoyed the shot and voted. There were some great captures in the contest and it's quite an honor to be recognized.

Equipment used: K10D (hand-held), 540 flash (HSSync) for fill and Pentax F*300/4.5 (Which rarely leaves my camera...)

Camera settings: 1/320s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400

For those of you who don't know, I'm a bit of a hummingbird fanatic and spend a good part of the summer months observing the Ruby-Throateds in our garden and local parks. This shot, by far, is my favorite-to-date, because the adult males are here only briefly and rarely do I see them perched. They are usually the first to arrive in the spring, when they stake out their mating grounds, and then the first to leave in the fall after a long summer of non-stop mating. I caught this guy in September as he was headed south for the winter. There was some interesting light coming through the trees behind him and I think it put a nice contrast on the shot.

I have learned so much from this forum since I joined last year, and this certainly caps off my experiences here so far!

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Old 01-18-2008, 08:52 AM   #10
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Congratulations. This was my number one pick as well! I wish we had hummingbirds in our backyard!
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Old 01-18-2008, 01:55 PM   #11
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Congrats bud, this shot is immaculate, a well deserved win.
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Old 01-18-2008, 02:48 PM   #12
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Obviously the best shot from this contest. Congrats!
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An absolutely gorgeous shot - congratulations!!
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That's a great hummingbird shot, you got one o' my votes. keep 'em coming
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You got my vote as well. Excellent shot and congrats on the much deserved win.
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