robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

I was trying for shots of a squirrel stealing peanuts when I noticed a sparkle and tiny blur by a flower just in front of the back retaining wall. Swung the camera around and there was a hummer getting some nectar. Went out and looked later. There is a bit of a gap between two petals that our little friend stuck her beak and tongue through to get some nectar. A long shot for a bird this small, dim light in shade so high ISO and an extreme crop to make the bird and flower fill the frame. So it is very "grainy" after lightening in Post Processing.
80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/400 @ f/6.3, ISO 1000 dim afternoon and in shade from aprx 70'

I know, many of you are taking pictures of frost on windows, snow drifts etc or reviewing pictures taken when it was warmer. Here in So. California I have flowers blooming and hummers at them. But think how much more you will appreciate the warm weather when it returns. Yep, My inner child is a bit of a brat. Tomorrow I plan to visit a street about 150-200' higher in altitude and a mile further up the slope from my house. The whole street has trees planted by the developer that are in full fall glory of red and gold, with green palms, blooming flowers and freshly cut lawns. I took a wrong turn tryig for a short cut going somewhere further up hill and saw it as I was circling to where I wanted to be - no camera so I will go back and hope they don't call the cops on the weirdo stopping on their block with a big honking camera.

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rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Really nice image. Those little buggers are fast.

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Well done. It has to be warm somewhere in the world.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks, by the time I pressed the shutter button again she was gone to another plant.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks, well yeah, our friends "down under" are going through spring almost to summer.

Our highs are running in the low 70s and high 60s, the locals think it is winter.

I used to tell my students in LA to go to Disneyland or the other theme parks during our school's extended winter break in Jan (3 track year round school I taught on A track-off from the week before Christmas until first week of Feb). I told them they could tell the native So Californians from the tourists from Germany and Minnesota by how they were dressed. Californians looked like Naook going on a Polar Bear hunt and the German/Minnesota tourists were in t-shirts, shorts, sandals and talking about what a nice spring day it was.

CLF Loc: Raleigh, NC

Jerry, excellent photo and hope you can get up the hill, I am looking forward to seeing the results.

Greg

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thank you, I have a shopping list so a bit later I will go out and take care of both. It is overcast today so about noon or a bit after it should be "cloudy bright" - sorta the world's largest flash diffuser or soft box.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Great capture, Bob!

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks a lot

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Beautiful image, Robert!

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks very much.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Well here are the results, will also post as "CA Colors". 12-21-2018 What So Cal looks like on the first day of Winter. To those of you up to your #$@& in snow, do not call Bekins. We have enough people already thank you.

Only six days and it went from each tree looking like a painting of fall with hardly a single leaf on the ground to most of the leaves on the ground.
5DIV, 24-105L f/4 @ 24, 1/400 @ f/8.0, ISO 500 hand held sunny afternoon, hazy with high clouds

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