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Default Costa Rican Hummingbirds...what a challenge!
On my honeymoon with my lovely new wife, we encountered a hummingbird sanctuary near the Arenal Volcano. The mountain was covered with clouds and lighting proved to be a real challenge, expecially when the subject is moving at lightening speed. We did manage to capture a few though, hope you enjoy the little fellows.
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Old 12-19-2009, 01:21 AM
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Great job capturing these.....I want to get a feeder and see if I can get them to come to my yard.
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Old 12-19-2009, 01:26 AM
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Congratulations on your wedding. Aren't hummers just a challenge though? These are pretty good shots considering. Nice work. Have a Merry Christmas with your new wife.
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Old 12-19-2009, 01:37 AM
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Aren't those iridescent feathers just the most amazing things? I can't even imagine attempting to photograph them -- way beyond my skills at this point -- so I'm very impressed! Thanks for sharing them with us.
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Old 12-19-2009, 05:32 AM
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Aren't those iridescent feathers just the most amazing things? I can't even imagine attempting to photograph them -- way beyond my skills at this point -- so I'm very impressed! Thanks for sharing them with us.
Thanks there...they were really difficult, especially in bad lighting without a good flash..that will be my next purchase.
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Old 12-19-2009, 05:33 AM
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Congratulations on your wedding. Aren't hummers just a challenge though? These are pretty good shots considering. Nice work. Have a Merry Christmas with your new wife.
Thanks Leona, for both the congrats and the comments...Anita loves getting them from you too!
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Old 12-19-2009, 05:35 AM
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Great job capturing these.....I want to get a feeder and see if I can get them to come to my yard.
We used to have a feeder back in Texas and had almost a hundred stopping by regularly...we had hours of fun watching them...hope you do the same.
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Outstanding series of bird pictures.Outstanding work considering the conditions experienced when you took these pictures.
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Outstanding series of bird pictures.Outstanding work considering the conditions experienced when you took these pictures.
Thanks KGB. I appreciate it!
 

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