got lucky with this one

[Tripper11]

I managed to time this as best I could. Only using my Samsung Note 8, no filters, no adjustments aside from a slight zoom. We have a couple hummingbird feeders on our front deck. My wife loves feeding them and watching them flittering around.
I hope you like it.

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Great photo!

[onecaliberal]

2. Wow...

[SHRED]

3. Beautiful

[CousinIT]

4. Stunning! n/t

[Thomas Hurt]

5. Nice

[Maraya1969]

6. Beautiful!

[Scarsdale]

7. Nice photo,

beautiful bird. Thanks for posting.

[robbob]

8. Beautiful! Question for you:

Which I’m sure you’ve answered before in previous postings. I like taking photos with my phone and think I have a good eye for it. In today’s age of digital cameras how much equipment do you need to make the step up from point and shoot phones? What equipment do you use, and do you think we are living in an age of photography where less is more?

Again, beautiful photo!

[Tripper11]

11. I don't have anything other than my phone

I would defer to others in this group with much more knowledge and experience than I have.

The convenience of having a smart phone and the various manufacturers competition to have better cameras for every new model I think makes it much easier for amateurs like myself to take good photos.
I would also say that the almost unlimited space to take multiple pictures in various settings help.

After I took this photo, I started to think back to why I didn't use burst mode or possibly even slow motion video and have the option to pick a possibly better photo from a larger group and concluded that it was simply an "in the moment" shot.

Thanks for the compliment, I'm glad you and others enjoyed it.

[robbob]

13. Wow, you did that with your phone?

I guess you answered my question! 😁

[CDerekGo]

9. Jealous

of your location as well! Beautiful photo, beautiful view!

[TimeToGo]

10. Thanks for the uplift

[mnhtnbb]

12. I love it!

[irisblue]

14. Great shot

[urbanhermit]

15. Spectacular capture! n/t

[RainCaster]

16. Nice!

[eppur_se_muova]

17. Luck, and maybe a lot of patience ? ;)

Perfect setups don't happen by accident.

[Moral Compass]

18. Beautiful

Great shot.

[Mazeltov Cocktail]

19. Amazing. . .

I did think that was a bong for a NY second.
Beautiful picture.

[Tripper11]

21. funny!

[Callalily]

20. Oh, that's beautiful!

[3catwoman3]

22. Exquisite.

Something to treasure - both seeing it and capturing it in the lovely photo.

[brucefan]

23. Oh,your good!

[tavernier]

24. Nice shot!

Ours are so used to us, I have a porch swing right next to the feeder and I’ve gotten some incredible close-ups on my phone, iridescent colors shining in the sun. Unfortunately I can’t post because of DU’s photo posting acrobatics. Just doesn’t work for me. I can post photos directly on all my other websites. Wish DU had the same method.

[Adsos Letter]

25. Absolutely gorgeous!

What a shot!

[Adsos Letter]

26. You even got it with its landing gear down!

Perfect image, imho.

[underpants]

27. Very nice

[Karadeniz]

28. They're so beautiful...thanks for sharing!

[Kind of Blue]

29. Indescribable. I'm just speechless.

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. Amazing!!

Top notch!

[FakeNoose]

31. Wow! that's a winner!

Hummingbirds are very hard to photograph, as I've been told by friends who know such things. You got the sun and the bird at the perfect time.

[Fla Dem]

32. I'll say you did! Wonderful!

[magicarpet]

33. Stunning !

[Soph0571]

34. Bloody amazing

I was going to put up a pic about a starling I saw today - saw this - it can wait for another day Not a tin hat on this genius!

[Harker]

35. Good luck

is often a result of preparedness and artistry.

[NanceGreggs]

36. Amazing shot!!! n/t

[matt819]

37. Well done

I’ve used my older dslr and couldn’t get this kind of shot.

[BobTheSubgenius]

38. Beautiful!!!

I like this picture very much!

[debsy]

39. Very beautiful!

We used to live in New Mexico and had many hummingbirds around our house. I miss them. Thank you for sharing and rekindling such fond memories!

[proud patriot]

40. Wow

love the sun's placement too

[UrbScotty]

41. Incredible!

Thank you for sharing!

[Amaryllis]

42. So nice to see something beautiful and uplifting as a counter to all the other stuff!

Thank you so much for posting. Much needed.

[Captain Zero]

43. Nice

Very nice. Thanks for sharing that.

[JudyM]

44. Fabulous!

Getting lucky is always worth sharing.

[ProfessionalLeft]

45. Beautiful shot

[Tripper11]

46. thank you for all your kind words

[colorado_ufo]

47. That is the "shot of a lifetime!"

Congratulations! It absolutely transported me. Amazing!