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The Ruby Throated Hummingbird was low in the Jewelweed making it tricky to get clean shots yet I managed this interesting view.

Comments and suggestions welcome,

Morris




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Sep 26, 2023 at 08:43 AM
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Wonderful!

I do not think that I have ever seen a hummingbird photo from this angle. Very creative.

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Sep 26, 2023 at 10:05 AM
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that is an amazing shot, Morris.


Sep 26, 2023 at 11:06 AM
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Morris,

Bullseye, nice shot

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Sep 26, 2023 at 11:58 AM
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So be honest Morris, you were taking a picture of the flower and you were photo bombed by the hummer and it worked out just fine

Karl



Sep 26, 2023 at 12:10 PM
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I've never seen that perspective before now, Morris, and it's stunning as well as unique.
Very, very well done!!



Sep 26, 2023 at 12:27 PM
 


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Very cool shot Morris! I like the way the feather alignment resembles overlapping armored plating, especially with the light fringe around the edges, delineating them all.
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Sep 26, 2023 at 03:57 PM
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probishaw wrote:
I've never seen that perspective before now, Morris, and it's stunning as well as unique.
Very, very well done!!


Rear end shots are generally considered against the unwritten rules of bird photography regardless of the technical quality of the shot .



Sep 26, 2023 at 05:51 PM
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Great shot, Morris! Very interesting composition. I like it.

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Sep 26, 2023 at 06:21 PM
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fgorga wrote:
Wonderful!

I do not think that I have ever seen a hummingbird photo from this angle. Very creative.

--- Frank
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Thank you Frank,
There is just enough of the face and eye to make it work

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kdacharya wrote:
that is an amazing shot, Morris.


Thank you KD

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csinseattle wrote:
Morris,

Bullseye, nice shot

Chris s.


Thank you Chris,
The next keeper frame is the bird feeding yet this view is much more compelling as the story is there and so much more unique.

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Karl Witt wrote:
So be honest Morris, you were taking a picture of the flower and you were photo bombed by the hummer and it worked out just fine

Karl


Karl. I was following the hummer from flower to flower.

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probishaw wrote:
I've never seen that perspective before now, Morris, and it's stunning as well as unique.
Very, very well done!!


Thank you Paul,

It has the feeling of the next bird waiting it's turn. I've used the same composition of flocks landing and it's very effective

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Erictator wrote:
Very cool shot Morris! I like the way the feather alignment resembles overlapping armored plating, especially with the light fringe around the edges, delineating them all.
Eric


Thank you Eric,
This is one of the great things about still photography as it allows us to see things we never would with our eyes.

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Ted ellis wrote:
Rear end shots are generally considered against the unwritten rules of bird photography regardless of the technical quality of the shot .


One needs to understand the rules and use them as a guide yet also keep an open mind to creativity and tastefully follow the road less travelled. While the image is from the rear, the eye is in perfect focus and there is a clear story. When one follows the norms, your photos look like everyone else’s and while it's perfectly executed, it’s still rather ordinary. Take my photo of a male cardinal blasting off during a blizzard that was chosen by National Geographic for their daily dozen.







Head cropped, motion blur, the kind of image many would delete yet I loved the color and flying snow so I submitted it and it was selected over many “perfect” images.


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gcooke0522 wrote:
Great shot, Morris! Very interesting composition. I like it.

Gord


Thank you Gord

Morris



Sep 27, 2023 at 07:42 AM
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Good one Morris.


Sep 27, 2023 at 11:10 AM







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