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Color me Wild - Shades of Green

Challenge #16 in the Arbitrary Chain series. Hosted by Crappysnaps.

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Any living wild creature with a 'dominant' or 'characteristic feature' colour in a shade closest to GREEN (in an RGB colour scale). . . . An easy way to determine what colour your creature best resembles is to compare your creature with just the three RGB colours (Red, Green, Blue), and decide which of those three your creature is closest to. . . . Please see sample image showing example shades.

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Announced:

Thursday, 28th April, 2022 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 5th May, 2022 – Wednesday, 11th May, 2022 (GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 12th May, 2022 – Wednesday, 18th May, 2022 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No adding or replacing objects from another source.
No advertising (text or logo).

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The theme subject should be clearly visible in the image.
Recent images (less than 2yrs) are prefered/encouraged, but it's not a fast rule.

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Anna's Hummingbird-5575

by vbuhay

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The Secret Garden was in full bloom and this Anna's Hummingbird is enjoying the bountiful Nectar around.

Camera:	Nikon Z9
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5.6E PF ED VR
Submitted:	Thursday, 5th May, 2022 14:38 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 20th March, 2022
Focal length:	500 mm
Shutter speed:	1/3200 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	1250
Notes:	Handheld, Manual Exposure, AF-C, AF Area W[L], shot in Raw, HE*. Animal Detect, processed and exported to jpeg in Lightroom Classic 11.2
Views:	268
Galleries:	View this photo in vbuhay's gallery

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cucodavis1971

well done nice composition

1 month agopermalink

BillD7000

Great shot! Lots of noise in this image...

1 month agopermalink

vbuhay

I know about the noise, I am tempted to Denoise it but ..... I will consider that when the right time comes along like if I ever start selling my images.

1 month agopermalink

third son

Super nice lighting with great feather details.

1 month agopermalink

vbuhay

Thanks, the 500 PF and Z9 are my official Hummer combo!

1 month agopermalink

JohanAT

Congratulations with a epic picture !

1 month agopermalink

vbuhay

Thanks. The z9 and 500PF made it easier to get the shot...

1 month agopermalink

Ikl land

Congrats! An epic photo!
FYI, it’s a female Allen’s Hummingbird, not Anna’s.

1 month agopermalink

vbuhay

Thanks. I am still learning about the Birds and Bees... It seems very complicated!

1 month agopermalink

Crappysnaps

Congrats on your win.

1 month agopermalink

vbuhay

Thanks I am really appreciating the 500 PF lens- its my 3rd 1st place winner with the lens.... All with Humming Birds....1 with my D850 and 2 with my Z9....

1 month agopermalink

FINEART4YPvK

At the tip of the twig, but in balance and relaxing. Remarkable shot.Excellent.
Congratulations. Paul

1 month agopermalink

vbuhay

Thanks Paul I actually wanted to include the tip of that twig but it made the whole frame a bit too small. I opted to cut it off instead and made the focus to the humming bird... I felt I made the right decision....

1 month agopermalink

vbuhay

Thanks! That 500PF does wonders with Humming birds, I just wish my new 100-400 S would work just as well...

1 month agopermalink

PentUp

Nice work vbuhay!

1 month agopermalink

vbuhay

Thanks!

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