Hummer - take 6

[billtils]

Patience and perseverance ...

[Tom Barry]

Excellent result.

[billtils]

Thanks Tom

[purplehaze]

Way to go, Bill! With great lighting to boot!

[billtils]

Way to go, Bill! With great lighting to boot!

Thanks Janis - I got lucky with the background - it is a plain, dark brown, wooden fence behind the flowers.

[pschlute]

Great capture and well done for that, but it looks well over-sharpened to me .

[billtils]

... but it looks well over-sharpened to me .

Thanks Peter. I'd readily agree with 'a little over-sharpened' as it was processed with settings from a previous edit that needed quite a lot, but it didn't strike me as overdone at first sight.

There is some phase contrast halo on the tail and upper wing area that I left alone as it added definition.

[Manfred M]

We'll done! This little guys are so quick and nervous it's hard enough to get a shot, much less a good shot.

It's all about being ready and executing well, which you have done.

[Shadowman]

I was expecting the vehicle but this is just as nice.

[Rita]

Well done! The light on the hummer is really nice, be proud of this one.

[billtils]

I was expecting the vehicle but this is just as nice.

[billtils]

Thanks Manfred and Rita

[mugge]

I, like John, was expecting the vehicle. This was a nice surprise.
Cheers Ole

[Wavelength]

Stupendous( I too was expecting a vehicle)

[escape]

Great shot! How did yu get him to pose?

[billtils]

Thanks Daniel. After about 8 sessions spread over 6 (non-consecutive) days, and following Tom's advice, i got to know roughly when and where (s)he would appear. The rest was which of the burst of 40 were worth keeping - 1 in this case