Camelia and Hummer
On his way to the feeder – This shot was taken in front of my metal planting shed….hence the background, cropped it from the original and put on the grey border and merged in my favorite pink Camelia for some color…I hope you enjoy…Please view in large format for optimum viewing pleasure….
Hummingbird settings
Canon G10
Camera Mode: Aperture Priority AE
Shutter Speed: 1/320
Aperture Value: 4.0
ISO Speed: 400
Macro mode – hand held


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eaglewatcher
A quick finger caught a wonderful shot!! Well done, Joyce!!
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Yes, it was quick Michael…..one after the other…..Thank you so much for the lovely comment! JD
Marvin Collins
Wow!! Beautiful capture Joyce
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Marvin, Thank you so much for the lovely compliment! JD
kjgordon
Joyce Dickens,... replied
LOL…...now that is just awesome KJ….....Thank you so much for the help and the HONOR ! JD
Scott d'Almeida
excellent
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Scott,Thank you so much for the lovely comment! JD
clarkey
Beautiful work in catching and making this image, Joyce. The soft pastel colours are so lovely.
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Clarkey, Thank you so much for the gracious and lovely compliment! JD
gaylene
brilliant – so very beautiful
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Hi Gaylene, Thank you so much for the lovely comment! JD
Franklin Lindsey
Love it. Hummingbirds are unique and colorful.
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Frank, They are indeed; thank you! JD
Richard Veal
Excellent capture Joyce. x
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Richard, Thank you so much for the lovely compliment! JD
tulay cakir
cool!
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Tulay, Thank you! JD
cynthiab
they are such beautiful birds love the way you have made the card
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Cynthiab, Thank you so much for the lovely comment! JD
Sean Farragher
fantastic
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Sean, Thank you! JD
Krys Bailey
What a delightful capture and lovely composition – makes such a great card, Joyce! ;o)
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Hi Krys…Thank you so much for the lovely comment! JD
cherylc1
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Cheryl, Thank you so much for the lovely compliment! JD
Cherubtree
So Lovely!
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Cherub, Thank you! JD
missmoneypenny
Very nice image
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Thank you so much for the lovely comment Chris! JD
Rick Todaro
A Beautiful Image ! Kudo’s
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Thank you so much for the lovely compliment Rick! JD
JUSTART
lovely work
Joyce Dickens,... replied
JUSTART, Thank you! JD
DawsonImages
nice capture
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Mike, Thank you so much for the lovely comment and I appreciate the honor of having this image added to your favorites list! JD
Noelene Davies
Gorgeous capture.
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Noelene; welcome to my gallery; Thank you so much for the lovely comment! JD
Svetlana Sewell
Beautiful!
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Thank you so much Svetlana! JD
Jonicool
Fabulous image, and treatment!
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Hi Joni; so glad you are enjoying this one….it was a challenge for sure! JD
Meeli Sonn
Beautiful artwork
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Meeli, welcome to my gallery; I am delighted that you have added several of my images to your favorites; thank you for looking and commenting so graciously on my work! JD
J.K. York
i do love the graphic background. very original idea. i like when HB’s are at flowers instead of feeders. great action too. well done.
Joyce Dickens,... replied
James, I am glad you are enjoying this one….they are hard to get sometimes and a lot of patience and time sometimes prevails…editing helps also…. :-)) the BG was my metal planting shed and the Camelia was from a shot I took at my Mom’s garden on the Monterey Peninsula a couple of months ago…..thanks for looking and for adding this image to your favorites list – it means a lot! JD
Scott d'Almeida
cheers my friend
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Scott, Thank you so much! JD
rodeorose
MAGIC!!!! (It is an image I just look at and smile and feel too warm from its magic to come up with more words..)
Joyce Dickens,... replied
rodeorose, Thank you so much for the awesome and gracious compliment! JD
Antanas
great work
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Antanas, Thank you once again for favoriting my work! JD
Kymie
Ohhhhh fantastic :-)
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Kymie…I am delighted that you stopped by; Thank you so much! JD
catherine walker
wonderful and amazing ..well done!
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Catherine, Thank you so much! JD
valzart
Aww this is beautiful work sweetheART …lovely scene ;} happy hippy hugglez
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Hi Val, HiThank you so much!JD :-)))))) back at you!
dawndavies
wow such a fabulous image, so pretty a shot, so sorry for the late reply, dawnx
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Hi Dawn, such a graccious and lovely comment; thank you so much! Please, we all have huge watchlists – and I know firsthand how hard it is to keep up – no worries sweetheart! JD
mimi yoon
such a precious image, joyce… this is so beautiful… : )
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Mimi….Thank you so much; your support means a lot! JD
Anthony Comella
Terrific!!!!
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Anthony, Thank you so much; I appreciate the support! JD
Gail Bridger
Wow...... Joyce, this is a 1 in million, he is looking right at you!! A winner by a long shot!! Congrats on the feature too! :^)x
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Gail, Thank you so much; I so appreciate your gracious comments, favoriting and your awesome support! :-)) – JD
Ginny Schmidt
Great work … I really like the shed wall as bg and the shading you did around the border.
Joyce Dickens,... replied
Thank you Ginny; I appreciate your appreciation and the fav! JD
NinaMosi Art
Oh Joyce!!! This is stunning friend!!! So soft and delicate :))
Joyce Dickens,... replied
oh Nina, you are so sweet; I had some fun creating this image and I am so glad you are enjoying it as well; that means so much! :-)) JD