Humming Bird Inflight
A Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) (male) Captured inflight.
Shot Handheld with:
Nikon D40 w/ Nikkor 55-200MM VR
@200MM
1/1250 SS
f/5.6
400 ISO
Humming Bird Inflight belongs to the following groups:
Gaia - The Living Planet, Photography 101 and The BirdsAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Tanya Bright, 8 months ago
Fantastic shot. Well done.
pat oubridge, 8 months ago
Tremendous capture, beautiful picture
Flemming Jacobsen, 8 months ago
very nicely cought in the air… Excellent!
danaatlee, 8 months ago
Wow!! This is amazing! I have a Nikon D40 too…amazing what you can do, huh! Great job!
louishiemstra, 8 months ago
This is a beautifully crisp image, well done!
sunchaser, 8 months ago
Awesome capture!
BluAlien, 8 months ago
Thank you all for your kind comments, I’m very proud of this picture :)
salsbells69, 8 months ago
Oustanding capture~! Love it.
BluAlien in reply to salsbells69’s comment, 8 months ago
Thank you! :)
jesika, 8 months ago
beautiful capture and welcome to RedBubbleitis addiction!
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BluAlien in reply to jesika’s comment, 8 months ago
Thank you! Yep I’m addicted! lol
Kenny Gulley Jr., 8 months ago
superfast exposure..no blur!
BluAlien in reply to Kenny Gulley Jr.’s comment, 8 months ago
Thanks this one was shot at 1/1250 f/5.6 400ISO @200mm handheld With my trusty Nikkor 55-200MM VR
Kenny Gulley Jr. in reply to BluAlien’s comment, 8 months ago
i hope i can get some tools like that :)
BluAlien in reply to Kenny Gulley Jr.’s comment, 8 months ago
You get some great captures with what you already have! :)
EdgeOfReality, 8 months ago
This is a beautiful and an excellent motion capture especially considering the wing speed of these little birds.
BluAlien in reply to EdgeOfReality’s comment, 8 months ago
Thank you for your kind words. This is one of my personal faves :)
Dean Warwick, 8 months ago
Excellent!!!! Great capture!
BluAlien in reply to Dean Warwick’s comment, 8 months ago
Thank you :)
hallucingenic, 8 months ago
amazing capture! these are hard to get good shots of :) nice work
Alexander Gitlits, 8 months ago
Beautiful. Very sharp!
PhotoAmbiance, 8 months ago
Fabulous shot!
BluAlien, 8 months ago
Thank you everyone! :)
wildrider58, 8 months ago
awesome close up
Chris Clark, 8 months ago
this is a masterful capture
Gino Iori, 8 months ago
Great capture – well done !
Classicperfection, 8 months ago
WOAH! Awesome capture, really well done.
amarica, 8 months ago
Fabulous capture…love it
BluAlien in reply to amarica’s comment, 8 months ago
Thank you for your kind words! :)
BluAlien, 8 months ago
Thank you everyone!
Jess Calke, 8 months ago
Blimey – Its totally brilliant !! Worth trawling the net for a specialist competition to enter with it I should think (as well as Gaia)
Jayne Wozniak, 8 months ago
Magical..You have a gift for these action shot’s…How superb is this? Divine work :o)
chris blackwell, 7 months ago
Fantastic shot. Well done.
wayne davies, 7 months ago
wow bet that was a hard shot to get, brilliant
Jase812, 7 months ago
Amazing capture,well done !
flamingalfa, 7 months ago
Incredible picture – the fact that you captured it so beautifully as well as the gorgeous colours!
Kasia Nowak, 7 months ago
Perfect image. You say that you’re just starting out in photography – I don’t believe it. This is super professional.
BluAlien in reply to Kasia Nowak’s comment, 7 months ago
LOL Well Thank you! This is the first SLR I’ve ever had my hands on! Just got it last September :)
Kasia Nowak, 7 months ago
Half a year with an SLR and you get this kind of results. That’s even more impressive. Obviously you’ve got great talent.
Daniel J. McCa..., 7 months ago
Brilliant capture. Excellent color & detail. Terrific work!
Ilunia Felczer, 7 months ago
outstanding shot Blu….love it….
Antanas, 7 months ago
perfect
Ciaran O'Hagan, 7 months ago
great shot, you caught this bird perfectly…well done
SkyFox, 7 months ago
This is INSANE!!! Very impressed, well-done! Focus is dead-on… Kick Ass shot!
wendyw, 7 months ago
for an ameture photographer, you sure captured a remarkable shot! I too am just beginning. This is a fabulous piece. I’m going to have to favorite this one!
funkyfacestudio, 7 months ago
Wow that is a fantastic closeup shot, what a beauty !
Joyce Dickens,..., 7 months ago
This is awesome; the fine detail, the clarity, the exposure….look how beautiful it is when framed
BluAlien in reply to Joyce Dickens, IPA’s comment, 7 months ago
Well thank you very much :)
BluAlien, 7 months ago
Thank you everyone very much for all of your kind words.. This is one of my personal faves :)
Nikki Mulkern, 7 months ago
Brilliant capture, the details are amazing!!!
Kacholek, 7 months ago
Beautiful capture, gorgeous composition, beautiful colours
Helene Kippert, 7 months ago
Amazing capture!
Coconut, 7 months ago
In flight, what a wonderful shot.
Lost Lost, 7 months ago
Wowsers, what a great catch!
Magee, 7 months ago
Brilliant!!
Gerry Van der ..., 7 months ago
Well done on getting this little guy! Beautiful work!
Gail Bridger, 7 months ago
I’ve always wanted to make a shot like this. Yes, well done.
bill oneil, 6 months ago
excellent…oh so sharp.
Vedran Arnautovic, 6 months ago
amazing clarity and detail – great contrast of colour as well. Great shot
KEITH R. WILL..., 4 months ago
how many people actually see their wings great shot
Squealia, 3 months ago
This is greeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaat. Hummers are so difficult to photograph as they beat their wings so hard and this is perfect.