Hardest shot I ever took

Challenge #61 in the Eclectic series. Hosted by Ro13.

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Ever had one of those shots that just took forever to get it right? No editing...just the perfected shot, and maybe a description of what made it hard.

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Hummingbird with catch light

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I learned just how difficult hummingbirds are to capture. They are very quick, so you learn to anticipate where they will be. During the middle of the day, I still couldn't get a fast enough shutter speed to come close to stopping their wings. Even bumping the ISO to 3200 wasn't enough. Finally, I learned I had to try early in the day when the sky was clear and the sun shinning right where the bird would be. Finally, after hundreds of trys, I was able to capture this shot.

Camera:	Sony Alpha DSLR-A700
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Submitted:	Friday, 18th March, 2011 23:15 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 27th September, 2008
Focal length:	300 mm
Shutter speed:	1/3000 sec
Aperture:	F6.7
ISO:	800
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