Hummingbird & Bleeding Hearts, wings stopped

Hummingbird & Bleeding Hearts, wings stopped

another view of the hummingbird at the bleeding hearts flowers, this time with the wings "stopped".

captured from open front window, telephoto lens, same setting as the previous images. I believe being able to "stop" the wings also has something to do with the way the hummers are rotating them at the time the image is captured, as am not using any different settings or lens with each capture, and sometimes no wings show up, but other times they do :)

Created by: Alandrapal.

Tools Used: 20D, 100-400L handheld

Created on: 17 June 2007

Image Views: 103

Average Views per Day: 0.3

Image Number: 39578

Comments:

alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 20, 2007 at 9:48 PM said:

thanks for the nice comments, Susan. Those are the actual open flowers.

Susan from New Zealand on Jun 20, 2007 at 9:02 PM said:

Such a lovely picture, very pretty flower buds.

Shutterbug from Maine on Jun 20, 2007 at 5:40 PM said:

Lovely photo of the pretty hummer.

Carol

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 20, 2007 at 4:47 PM said:

thanks again Don for the nice comments and info about the wing stop. Think you're right about that. Fascinating little birds.

donwrob from Ohio on Jun 20, 2007 at 9:46 AM said:

Beautiful capture again Alandra! I think the wing stop has something to do with the tiny bit of pause in them when they change directions. I have noticed the same thing. They always seem to be near the limit of one direction or another when you capture them nearly stopped if that makes any sense. They sure are moving fast. Don

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 19, 2007 at 8:55 PM said:

thankyou Lorraine, a friend gave us some small pieces (roots) of her plants a couple years ago, when we admired her large plant and they've done well and given us a lot of pleasure, as they bloom a lot earlier than many perennials here.

lorraine from NZ on Jun 19, 2007 at 8:11 PM said:

Lovely image and capture,also love these flowers.

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