ruby-throated hummingbird, dawn, Woodbridge, Virginia
1/6400th of a second shutter was necessary to freeze the wings. The feathers were a diffraction grating, breaking up the sunlight into its component colors. This series took way more patience than technique. Morning after morning, finally finding a few hummingbirds to cooperate.
ruby-throated hummingbird, Woodbridge, VA
ruby-throated hummingbird
The crescent moon and Venus were just right that morning.
broad-tailed hummingbird, Nederland, Colorado
May 1983, this broadtailed hummingbird arrived a little early - Nederland, Colorado
ruby-topaz hummingbird, Aruba
ruby-topaz hummingbird, Aruba
ruby-throated hummingbird, Woodbridge, VA
ruby-throated hummingbird, Woodbridge, VA
