Featured Print May 2023

Hummingbird at Jeff’s. Merced, CA 2023.

I was back in the Central Valley for a funeral, staying with friend of 45 years Jeff, getting in a workday in between travels. Jeff’s Hummingbird Feeder was really drawing the birds in, and it became impossible not to try photographing them. Intitially I tried through the window and screen, which did work at all, then cleaned the window and removed the screen, which also didn’t work with distortions of the glass. The feeder was so close to the window, that we feared opening it up might lead one of the birds to fly into the house. I’ve been through that many times, so we cracked the window just enough for the camera lens, draped a sheet over the rest of the opening and proceeded to work on focus tracking, shutter speed and patience. Over 600 frames later, I figured I had enough, with a huge variety of wing positions and focus variations with both female and the colorful males. There are so many among them I rated 5 stars that it was hard to pick. Ultimately it became not a matter of the best, but simply the beauty of this female Anna’s Hummingbird almost frozen in midair, symmetrically hovering before me. The sky was stretched a bit here.

I’m offering a 14-inch-wide print of this photograph for $195, matted to 16x20. This print at this price is offered through April 30. I'll be taking orders until then, and shipping them out by June 15.

I’m also pleased to report my ongoing Donate to Ukrainian Relief Featured Print option has yielded funds to help victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In one case, my notice of completing the donation prompted the print buyer to donate additional funds.

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Each month we offer a signed, original print, at a special price. This is a great opportunity to own a very affordable fine-art photograph. Orders are taken for a 30-day period, then printed and shipped within two weeks after the close. When it's over, it's over, these prints won't be available again at this price.