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:
Birds and Creatures of Flight, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue) and The Birds Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Tanya Bright
Fantastic shot. Well done.
pat oubridge
Tremendous capture, beautiful picture
Flemming Jacobsen
very nicely cought in the air… Excellent!
danaatlee
Wow!! This is amazing! I have a Nikon D40 too…amazing what you can do, huh! Great job!
louishiemstra
This is a beautifully crisp image, well done!
sunchaser
Awesome capture!
BluAlien
Thank you all for your kind comments, I’m very proud of this picture :)
salsbells69
Oustanding capture~! Love it.
BluAlien replied
Thank you! :)
jesika
beautiful capture and welcome to RedBubbleitis addiction!
j
BluAlien replied
Thank you! Yep I’m addicted! lol
Kenny Gulley Jr.
superfast exposure..no blur!
BluAlien replied
Thanks this one was shot at 1/1250 f/5.6 400ISO @200mm handheld With my trusty Nikkor 55-200MM VR
Kenny Gulley Jr. replied
i hope i can get some tools like that :)
BluAlien replied
You get some great captures with what you already have! :)
EdgeOfReality
This is a beautiful and an excellent motion capture especially considering the wing speed of these little birds.
BluAlien replied
Thank you for your kind words. This is one of my personal faves :)
Dean Warwick
Excellent!!!! Great capture!
BluAlien replied
Thank you :)
hallucingenic
amazing capture! these are hard to get good shots of :) nice work
Alexander Gitlits
Beautiful. Very sharp!
PhotoAmbiance
Fabulous shot!
BluAlien
Thank you everyone! :)
wildrider58
awesome close up
Chris Clark
this is a masterful capture
Gino Iori
Great capture – well done !
Classicperfection
WOAH! Awesome capture, really well done.
amarica
Fabulous capture…love it
BluAlien replied
Thank you for your kind words! :)
BluAlien
Thank you everyone!
Jess Calke
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
Magical..You have a gift for these action shot’s…How superb is this? Divine work :o)
chris blackwell
Fantastic shot. Well done.
wdavies285
wow bet that was a hard shot to get, brilliant
Jase812
Amazing capture,well done !
flamingalfa
Incredible picture – the fact that you captured it so beautifully as well as the gorgeous colours!
Kasia Nowak
Perfect image. You say that you’re just starting out in photography – I don’t believe it. This is super professional.
BluAlien replied
LOL Well Thank you! This is the first SLR I’ve ever had my hands on! Just got it last September :)
Kasia Nowak
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...
Brilliant capture. Excellent color & detail. Terrific work!
Ilunia Felczer
outstanding shot Blu….love it….
Antanas
perfect
Ciaran O'Hagan
great shot, you caught this bird perfectly…well done
SkyFox
This is INSANE!!! Very impressed, well-done! Focus is dead-on… Kick Ass shot!
wendyw
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
Wow that is a fantastic closeup shot, what a beauty !
Joyce Dickens,...
This is awesome; the fine detail, the clarity, the exposure….look how beautiful it is when framed
BluAlien replied
Well thank you very much :)
BluAlien
Thank you everyone very much for all of your kind words.. This is one of my personal faves :)
Nikki Mulkern
Brilliant capture, the details are amazing!!!
Kacholek
Beautiful capture, gorgeous composition, beautiful colours
Helene Kippert
Amazing capture!
Coconut
In flight, what a wonderful shot.
Lost Lost
Wowsers, what a great catch!
Magee
Brilliant!!
Gerry Van der ...
Well done on getting this little guy! Beautiful work!
Gail Bridger
I’ve always wanted to make a shot like this. Yes, well done.
bill oneil
excellent…oh so sharp.
Vedran Arnautovic
amazing clarity and detail – great contrast of colour as well. Great shot
KEITH R. WILL...
how many people actually see their wings great shot
Squealia
This is greeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaat. Hummers are so difficult to photograph as they beat their wings so hard and this is perfect.
mikequigley
great capture – mq
Rajee
Great shot!
ivana cutura
Fantastic shot !