Great pictures! Thanks for sharing! I would love to learn to take better pictures. What kind of camera and settings are you using? Curious as to how you are blacking out the background on some of the shots...

wow love the pictures there great nice detail

it is so cute

what camera can take these pictures with clear view

These are lovely photos of the hummingbird with different position. I also love to learn on how to take a beautiful pictures. In this way, I can also capture an amazing scene or any subject that I want. I will really focus on becoming a photographer. I'm so excited already. Thank you for sharing us your pics and for giving me an inspiration.

great shots.

superb pics of hummingbird i like it very much iam also interested in photography

spectacular! I love the shimmer!

great ! pictures

Such stunning little birds. Nature is amazing.

Oh my! It's a piece of art!

Breathtaking! Particularly love the second-to-last. Great work!

Janice- with the proper setting on most cameras the background is blurred automatically so the subject becomes the focal point of the photo.

Neil, the blurring is a function of the lens (lens blades actually), and the aperture you have set. It's not related to an operation of the camera itself (like a 'blurry background setting').

Also, the photographer was using a flash, possibly in a low light setting with an ISO of 200 or so. So the flashed portions (bird) show, while the underexposed areas (background) appear black. In this case, again it's not a function of the camera, but rather how the light is gathered by the sensor.

I know. I usually use iso 100 and underexpose to bring out more color.

Groundbeef- After that I take the film to the fotomat to have it developed.

These are all great but my favorite is the 12th one down (or the next to last one). The light and shadows in that pic are so awesome!