Hummingbird
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Featured in the United States group,
in the California Sound group,
in the Hummingbirds of the World group,
in the Techinical Photography group,
in the Alphabet Soup group,
in the 300+ Go Long! group and
in the A Fascinating Purple group.
Winner of the California Wildlife Competition in August 2008 of the California Sound group and
of the H Challenge in July 2009 in the Alphabet Soup group .
On November 8th, 2009 this picture got 60 favoritings and 1.813 views.
A hummingbird flying around between lavender plants. I shot on high exposure time to see the wings.
Place: South Botanical Garden, Palo Verdes in Calofornia


Canon 40D
Canon Telezoom lens 100-400mm
Shutter speed 1/8000s
Aperture Value f/5.6
ISO 1600
Focal lenght 400 mm
Handheld

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kathy s gillen...
I’ve been waiting to see this here, after seeing it on PC.lol beautiful !!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Looks so much better here he, full screen… Thanks.
Nancy Chambers
Oh, Anne Marie, this is just gorgeous. Hummingbirds remind me of my dear best friend. At her funeral, during the graveside service, a hummingbird sat (still) on a branch throughout the entire service, then flew away with the doves. It was her. About a week later, as I was working in my garden, 2 hummingbirds flew, almost into my hair, and I heard them buzzing. It was her, now when I see one I say, “Hi Carla”... :)
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
What a wonderful story Nancy about your best friend.

A postcard for Carla
BigD
Good job and I don’t remember it at PC
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you BigD. I uploaded it to PC a few hours ago.
Nancy Chambers
Anne-Marie, you are a sweetheart. Thank you. This brought tears to my eyes. I can’t wait to show her Dad and my hubby and family what you have done, in honor of Carla. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! :)
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
You’re welcome Nancy
Jenifer
WOW! This is so great!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Jenifer
Gili Orr
Great capture, Anne-Marie! I love your other hummingbirds, too… ;-)
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Gili
Mundy Hackett
what color!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Mundy. Good your pictures are back
teewolf1
So Beautiful!!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you teewolf!!!!!
Pat Moore
Magnificent capture, very colorful!!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you so much Pat!!!!
Blair Wainman
Beautiful capture! Love the colors! Do you know what the name of this one is?
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Blair. I can’t find which one it it.
Fremme
great capture, great idea for your setting, great colors, well done
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Seb!!!!
Helene Kippert
Amazing shot!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks Helene
Antanas
Great capture
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you so much Antanas
SMOKEYDOGSOCKS
HUMMING BIRDS ARE SOOOOOO COOOOL. I HAVE TRIED TO GET SOME GOOD EXPOSURES OF HUMMING BIRDS IN MY BACK YARD, BUT MY FEEDER IS HANGING IN A PLACE WHERE IT IS SHADED, SO MY IMAGES SO FAR HAVE BEEN LESS THAN STELLAR. THIS SHOT IS GORGEOUS, IT WENT STRAIGHT INTO MY FAVORITES. WELL DONE. BOB
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Bob for favoriting it too
Tony Waite-Pullan
Great shot mate i here these are a little hard to capture because of the wing speed. fantastic…....
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
They are Tony, but with 1/8000s you get this. Thanks mate
Maureen Brittain
A beautiful shot – so clear and perfectly timed.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much
velveteagle
Perfect moment.. You must have been so excited.. So well done..
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much. Yes, I was excited about the result..
gummyworldlover
Great Shot!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Gail
denise romano
WOW, really nice.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Denise
Brian Puhl IPA
Great capture! Well done!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Brian
Visual Inspi...
WOW!! Gorgeous shot.. great coloring. rhonda :0)
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Rhonda, thank you very much, also for putting it on your favorites
Violetmoonwater
Wow, spectacular shot! These little guys are so hard to catch!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Violet, glad you like it.
AthenaBlanco
that is an amazing shot!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you so much for your support.
Dennis Jones -...
Nice capture of this Hummer
Anne-Marie Bok...
Thank you very much Dennis
Jeremy Jones
Nice Composition!
You’ll want to be careful on overexposing the image, you almost blew out the whites in the flowers. Other than that, this is a great new addition to our Group!
Well done!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Jeremy, the shutterspeed was 1/8000s, so I expected a bit uderexposed picture. Instead of that I got this…
Rebecca Garibay
absolutely stunning!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Rebecca
Dennis Jones -...
I’d love to see one of these…nice capture…
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks Dennis
Julie Thomas
wow!!! colours are amazing, brilliantly captured!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Julie
salsbells69
Just stunning~! Well done :D
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much
Glenna Walker
Beautiful and amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Glenna
jdmphotography
I love this hummingbird capture I had so much fun with these guys last in Cuba you can count on my vote for Natural Developments Comp ! ........... (-;
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much for your support!!
Michael Rucci
stop action to perfection here wonderful photo
mike
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Mike
pinkT
Nice photo, Do you know what type of flowers those are? Thats the same flowers were i see 4 hummers
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks… it’s lavender
pinkT
I read that they are lavender in your comments above thought that you were refering to the color. Thanks for the info
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
ohh no, I mean the plant…lol
Sensiworld
Beautiful !
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Sylvia
GerryMac
fantastic close up!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Gerry!
LindaR
fabulous capture ~ the purple is so beautiful in the dof and forefront bloom this hummingbird seems attracted to ~ just love these birds ~ never been able to capture as well ~ so thank you~!! xx
btw, this would be a great addition to the group “beautiful blur” ~ cuz it is! :)
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Linda. I will check the group too.
Diane Schuster
Absolutely gorgeous, love the wing movement, the lavender is beautiful!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much ;-)
Carolyn Staut
Absolutely gorgeous! I love hummers and this piece is just marvelous!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Carolyn ;-)
Waleska Luker
Cutie!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot ;-)
Ellen
How beautiful….Excellent!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Dank je Ellen ;-)
shaneran
amazing capture !! the color and all is gorgeous !! I love hummingbirds, my parents have a feeder right outside their window and have them coming and going all summer. This is wonderful to see one caught in flight !!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Jan ;-)
Malcolm Chant
What an amazing capture of a fantastic little creature, Beautiful shot.
Malcolm
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Malcolm ;-)
Alan Findlater
excellent work
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Alan1
DevineDayDreams
AWESOME!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Dank je Daisy!
WJPhotography
Beautiful capture :)))))))))
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Wendy!
Michael Rucci
stunning
mike
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Mike ;-)
Little Rascals...
this is so beautiful !
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Susanne
stephaniek
This is fabulous Anne!! I never recieved it!! Great job!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Stephanie! Sorry, I almost missed your comment ;-)
Connie Thomilson
How beautifull and what a great capture. such wonderfull lavendar tones.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Connie!
cammiecakes
WOW what a great capture….well done! Going into my favs.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks Cammie, also for favouriting ;-)
Larry Trupp
Brilliant work Ann, I commend
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
THank you so much Larry!
Arrowman
A superb capture !!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much!
DApixara
just wow!!!!!!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much!
Jawaher
Beautiful shot of this little guy Anne-Marie. Very clear. I can see every feather. Val
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Val ;-)
seawhisper
perfect shot :) I wonder how many photos you have taken to get this one? :)
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you seawhisper. I only had the change to take 4 shots. 2 were ok, on the other 2 I only got the hummingbird partly …lol.
Steve Buffington
A stunner Anne-Marie. Really.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Steve ;-)
Sharon Mau
This is so beautiful!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Sharon ;-)
shellbee
this is superb
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Shelby;-)
Martina Fagan
so beautiful:)
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much ;-)
Tracy Faught
Just so amazing! Gorgeous shot!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Tracy ;-)
IngridSonja
A great capture!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Ingrid ;-)
Bob Fox
One often sees nice pictures of hummingbirds, but pictures of hummingbirds actually in flight are few and far between. Great work!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Bob ;-)
Joanne Bradley
So beautiful! The angle of capture is excellent and what great colors!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Joanne ;-)
Kazzoom IPA
beautiful work
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Kaz!
John44
Anne Marie .. Dit maakt me blij.. Een applause voor de Hollandse Girls!
Echt een fraai genomen Foto
Groet uit het Haagsche
John
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Dank je wel John
Kimberley Davitt
fabulous a fave
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Kim
CraigsMom
wow, this is really gorgeous!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much ;-)
Sandy Stewart
Great stop action of this little busy Humming Bird! Lovely array of colors throughout too! : )
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Sandy!
Brian Carey
Lovely, great shot!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Brian!
Wildwings
One of the better captures of humming birds I have seen so far. Absolutely delightful. The lavender colors make a perfect background for this little guy. Beautiful work!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Wildwings!
mltrue
so beautiful! great detail on the hummingbird and love the slghly blurred purple b/g!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Michelle ;-)
Lois Bryan
Oh, Anne-Marie!!!! This is AMAZING!!!!!! What a capture!!!!!!! The kind of shot we’d all give our best lenses for … well, we’d certainly thing twice!! LOL!!! Fabulous, fabulous image!!!!
Lois Bryan
... shoot … forgot to say Congratulations on your Top Ten in the “Superb Works” in First Things !!!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Wow, didn’t even see that yet…lol. Thank you very much Lois!
GCAPARO
Wonderful shot
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you so much!
Dave & Trena P...
beautiful capture! I love the colors! Congrats on your features
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much David & Trena
David Clarke
Brilliant shot!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot David!
LudaNayvelt
gorgeous work
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Luda ;-)
Deborah H. Ben...
Stunning capture!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Deborah!
Paul Manning
fantastic capture! cheers Paul
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you so much Paul!
Brendan Schoon
Fantastic shot, great composition and the colors are fantastic!! Like the way how you’ve composed the hummingbird: just off centre. Great work, very well done.
Brendan
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Dank je wel Brendan!.
Alana Ranney
Stunning capture!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Alana!
DonnaM
Absolutely Beautiful…perfect capture!!! oxoxo :)
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Donna!
Waleska Luker
Congratulations! On making the Top Ten in a First Things Group challenge
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
I’m honored again, many thanks to the voters!
Michelle Barlo...
BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Looks like I missed this one. Thank you!
marianne troia
great capture anne-marie, love the colors and composition
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Marianne!
cdudak
Beautiful capture here of this hummingbird…..Kay
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Kay, also for favoriting it!
lorilee
What a beautiful image!!!!! Fabulous!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Lori!
Mariann Kovats
Excellent capture! Awesome colors!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Mariann! Hope you get organised again soon!
Michael Rucci
outstanding work
mike
Starz
WOW outstanding capture of this beauty !!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Karön ;-)
Lucindawind
this is a perfect capture ! and very beautiful
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Lucinda ;-)
Marie Sharp
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Marie ;-)
Steve Buffington
I just realized that THIS is the hummer you were telling me about. Great capture AM. The colors are amazing, both the bird and the background.—Steve
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
No, this is another one, which I took last year. The picture I was talking about is called nesting. Anyway thanks a lot Steve ;-)
Bunny Clarke
Great capture. I usually get them with their wings in a whir. The colors are fabulous too.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Bunny. I ususally get that too, but this time I put my exposure time on 1/8000s ;-)
Martina Fagan
A stunner :))
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Tina ;-)
ctheworld
This photo is worthy of all its accolades! Well done!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you ver much ;-)
Brandie1
Stunningly beautiful capture.
You have to be proud of this.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Ohh, I am…lol! Thank you ;-)
Bradley Shawn ...
A brilliant capture. I love the detail you caught. Thanks for putting up the details of your shot. I look forward to using the info in capturing shots similar.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Bradley ;-) I’m not sure every camera is as good as this one with the higher ISO values though!
Marie Sharp
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Marie ;-)
Marie Sharp
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Marie and thank you voters ;-)
David Friederich
An amazingly beautiful hummingbird shot. Congratulations on your challenge win.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you David ;-)
Jan Stead JEMp...
Congratulations on your win in Alphabet Soup H Challenge Anne-Marie.
A thoroughly deserved win! This is an absolutely incredible and outstanding shot!..xxxx
: )
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a ot Jan ;-)
Sheila Laurens
Congratulations on your well deserved WIN in
Alphabet Soup
Sheila
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Sheila ;-)
Karen Checca
Congrats, Anne-Marie on challenge win…..beautifully captured!! :)Karen
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thans a lot Karen ;-)
Karen Stackpole
AMAZING IMAGE. Congratulations on your win in Alphabet Soup challenge. Well deserved
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Many thanks Karen ;-)
Cassidy JK (Ra...
Isn’t this beautiful! Congratulations on your challenge win.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Cassidy ;-)
Ashley Collier
This is a beautiful capture.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Ashley ;-)
Sharon Mau
It is a beautiful image!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Sharon ;-)
Ken McElroy
Congratulations! You are among those to appear on the first feature page for the new group;
300+ Go Long!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Wow Ken thank you! I’m very honored with this feature!
Nick Hunt
A great shot, striking all the way!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Nick ;-)
Robert Elliott
wonderful natural capture
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much Robert ;-)
Krys Bailey
Brill capture – such detail! Lovely colours too!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Krys ;-)
maxy
Wow wow wow!!! How did you do this – it’s fantastic! You must have a very very fast shutter – this is a stunner! Most remarkable little birds…. fantastic catch!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks Maxy. As you can find in the description:
Shutter speed 1/8000s
Aperture Value f/5.6
ISO 1600
Focal lenght 400 mm
CarolM
You sure nailed this one, Anne. Very sharp and clear with a beautiful background. Congratulations on all the features. It’s a super image!!!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Carol for your wonderful words ;-)
Meeli Sonn
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
thank you very much Meeli ;-)
oddoutlet
What a piece of art this capture is!! You should add it to the Facinating Purple group. I also love in you profile how you said you’ve lived you’re life like one vacation to the next! That’s what I’d love to do because you learn so much more about life that way I reckon!
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you oddoutlet ;-) I just did! I love to travel in order to meet different cultures and people! And yes I agree, you learn a lot from that!
nishagandhi
wow
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Nisha ;-)
reflector
An incredible little bird and a very nice shot !
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much James ;-)
Sharon Mau
It is a beautiful image. Congratulations on your feature.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Sharon ;-)
Catherine Palmer
Fantastic capture!

Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Wow, thanks a lot Catherine ;-)
gabbielizzie
stunnimg,congratulations on your feature
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much ;-)
ElyseFradkin
WOW! Truly amazing capture.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Elyse for the comment and for the favoriting ;-)
Paul Duckett
Nice work again, what shutter speed did you use to freeze these speedy little wings????
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you Paul ;-) Shutterspeed was 1/8000s!
Paul Duckett
Thanks for sharing the tech info :0)
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
You’re welcome Paul!
Johnny S
This is breathtaking! Magnificent capture.
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Johnny ;-)
BigD
Congratulations on your features, Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thanks a lot Dave ;-)
mysteryfaith
very nice
Anne-Marie Bok... replied
Thank you very much ;-)
Ron Barron 5 days ago
Amazing colours…
Anne-Marie Bok... replied 4 days ago
Thank you very much Ron!