Monday, May 3, 2010
Backyard Hummer
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There are scads of these tiny birds zipping in and about in our backyard. They are a never-ending source of amazement and amusement. I was barely able to capture this one little lady hummer as she ate from the feeder. What a darling little bird. Here she is bobbing up to watch us in between eating.
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When I see something unexpected, unusual, or beautiful, my focus involuntarily suddenly sharpens and intensifies. The sensation tickles! That's when I say something "fills my eyes." It is the greatest compliment I can give.
"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter." -- Ansel Adams
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"Sometimes it is not the camera as much as the "thing" you chose to photograph." -- Abraham Lincoln
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. -- E. M. Forster
Welcome to my World
I have always loved taking pictures. I took my first and only photography class at West Linn High. The photo lab was located in the bowels of the school near the gym's locker rooms. There we learned to manage typical dark room techniques and procedures for developing film.
Things have radically changed since those days. Today's technology no longer requires pungent trays of chemicals and a dark room.
With the invention of the digital camera, I was set free to capture the amazing, unusual and the unexpected. My camera is always by my side.
I never know when, or where I will be able to capture some delicate beauty, or unexpected oddity.
Welcome to my world!
Things have radically changed since those days. Today's technology no longer requires pungent trays of chemicals and a dark room.
With the invention of the digital camera, I was set free to capture the amazing, unusual and the unexpected. My camera is always by my side.
I never know when, or where I will be able to capture some delicate beauty, or unexpected oddity.
Welcome to my world!
Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that you'd think the mere fact of existing would keep us all in a contented dazzlement of surprise.
--Lewis Thomas, The Lives Of A Cell
--Lewis Thomas, The Lives Of A Cell
"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."
~ Anton Chekhov
~ Anton Chekhov
About Me
I am interested in people, stories, art, drama, music, nature, and photography.
I love to photograph the forest, my garden, birds of all kinds, the river, my town, our historical home, the ocean and so much more. The stories one can find are endless.
The seasons of nature are fascinating to me. Every year, time and the seasons seem to vibrate with increasing intensity
~Beth.
I love to photograph the forest, my garden, birds of all kinds, the river, my town, our historical home, the ocean and so much more. The stories one can find are endless.
The seasons of nature are fascinating to me. Every year, time and the seasons seem to vibrate with increasing intensity
~Beth.
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- EVERYBODY LOVES A STORY, by my Mom, Author Eva Gibson
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If you have my permission and use my photography, please credit me and put a link to my blogsite. Write to me when you use my work, so I can visit.
I expect my photos will be used in a tasteful manner. If my photography is used in a manner which I deem unsuitable, I reserve the right to remove permission granted to use my photos.
Should I withdraw my permission, my photos must be removed immediately.
My photography is NOT considered Public Domain. Without my permission, no Portions of my photography may be used for Tube Groups, Webpages, Sig tags, Blogs, Icons, or Avatars.
My photography is copyrighted © 2005 - 2010 to me, Beth L. Niquette. All rights reserved.
Check out this link:
http://www.whatiscopyright.org/
13 comments:
Ah sissie! This little hummer is a humdinger!!!
Love it!
She is so pretty! I wonder what type of hummer she is.
Lucky you, we don't have them here... First time I saw one flying so quickly I thought it was a big bee! :-))) Lovely shot!
That's a beautiful hummingbird! Wonderful capture.
Such a dainty little lady, so pretty. Don't you love it when they swoop and dive, it scares me thinking surely they will crash and knock themselves silly. So far so good, it just looks like they are having a good time.
I don't quite understand how so fast and how so accurate. I'm just learning how to slow down!
This one is gorgeous. Mine are still made for removing my feeder two years ago.
xo
erin
How wonderful that you can see and encounter these tiny gems life in your own garden! I love this heartwarming photo - she looks adorable ! I have never seen a Hummingbird myself - in Germany there are none, of course ! Much too cold.
Wow, you managed to capture this high-speed "demon" in action!
Beautiful and lovely shots !!Very pretty !!
The are the only birds able to fly backwards. Amazing photo, Beth.
Don't hummingbirds sound like a bumblebee, or something..?
nice birds.....i like this photo
You caught here while she's not moving!! That itself is great, because they are so fast!
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