I recently travelled to Olympic National Park to attend a photo workshop with Kurt Budliger. Not only was this area spectacular, but I also learned a ton and walked away with some pretty cool shots. Kurt is a composition beast. I have a long way to go, but having the opportunity to watch someone like that create was really REALLY helpful.

This was a night were there were some pretty wild clouds a little earlier in the sunset, but sadly, I did not have a composition that worked (I panicked lol)… As a result, I ended up processing a shot that had a feel I really liked, but lacked the light/cloud combination that had already passed. Since the light was a bit flat I processed this shot as a black and white. I’ve never actually done that as a result of undesirable light before, but I have to say I was really thrilled to turn something a little bland into something like this.

This is a blend of 3 images. One for the sky, and 2 for the water movement blended together to form the nicest leading lines.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

The clouds light up above Ruby Beach at dawn. Olympic National Park.

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Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Penny Lake Preserve, Boothbay Harbor, Maine

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Under the rain at the Cowichan Bay Estuary. Vancouver Island.

Photographed at Snoqualmie Wildlife Area, Cherry Creek Unit. There were at least half dozen of these birds that were very cooperative. Several of them wanted to show me their ruby crowns, which of course I was very willing to look at and photograph.

Returning from my trip to the Skagit Valley I decided to bypass the Everett and Bellevue area traffic and take the back route to I-90 at North Bend. There are a number of public areas around Duvall and Carnation. I decided to stop at the Snoqualmie Wildlife Area, Cherry Creek Unit, and was not disappointed. There is a nice variety of birds on the property.

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Ruby Beach reflecting pond post sunset.

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Ruby Beach, Washington

Ruby Throated Hummingbird drawing nectar from a salvia flower. Botanical Gardens, Toronto, Ontario.

Linda Creek Open Spacxe, Roseville California

Testing out a Nikon D500 over the weekend. This shot utilizes the Tamron 150-600mm lens and a pair of Yongnou YN560iv Wireless Speedlites powered down to 1/64 power.

Bellbrook, Ohio

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This juvenile male Ruby throated hummingbird is starting to get some of his red throat feathers. The birds are becoming used to me sitting quite close to the feeder and are a treat to watch. We have about four that have been chasing each other away, as they aren’t great at sharing. They have tried to chase the goldfinches off, but have not been successful.

Richmond, BC

Explored April 19, 2018

The Ruby-crowned Kinglet has the sweetest little spring song. Quite pleased to hear it and capture a few images of them.

This one was sitting on our fence. Ruby tigers like warm and dry summers. This year they should be happy.

Ruby is a British Bull dog

I get to look after her sometimes.

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in our yard, Southeastern, Connecticut, US

Photgraphed at Beaumaris Lake

Edmonton.

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Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Pedder Bay, Metchosin, BC

Fleurs arbuste Bristol Ruby

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Ruby Crowned Kinglet

Ruby Hill Golf

Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a Sigma 150-500 f5-6.3 cropped in Lightroom Classic and noise removed and then resized in Topaz Photo AI.

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Ruby

Para minha amiga linda que tem nome de pedra preciosa.

Although you can barely see it, this is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

The finale of a gorgeous sunset envelopes the aspen-clad slopes of the Ruby Range near Kebler Pass in south central Colorado. I spent two hours in this meadow a couple of miles from our camp, watching the light and color change as the sun sank and the cool air began to drain into the valley. The two peaks on the skyline are Mount Owen (l,13,070 ft/ 3984 m) and Ruby Peak (r, 12,630/ 3850 m).

CHRP, Fremont, CA

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ODC-Ruby Or Burgundy Red

Red is my absolute most favourite colour! Actually Puce is, and that's a combination of Red and Brown together. The diamond and ruby earrings on the left were given to me after my mother in law passed. I simply love them! Middle is my Red Faberge Egg and on the right are the little diamond and ruby earrings I bought myself (many years ago) from Herlzberg Diamonds Store in Albuquerque. I'm going to pass these on to my daughter, she was born in July and the Ruby is her birthstone.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Enchanted Planet Images

Golden hour at Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park.

Of the three main beaches at Olympic - Ruby, Second and Rialto - this is my favourite, as you can photo the big sea stack from either side depending on the light.

My dominant male ruby-throated hummingbird who is still ruling my backyard with an iron fist (wing.)

Mi colibrí garganta rubí macho dominante que todavía rige el patio trasero con mano (ala) de hierro.

It was enjoyable watching these hummers hit on the Lantana in the yards in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Good Stewards of Nature

Ruby-crowned kinglets (Regulus calendula) are so tiny and cute, but getting one to sit still is next to impossible.

Ruby, my Red Point Siamese kitten, having a snooze on the air-conditioner.

Ruby Beach - North American Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

Ruby = lati yellow lami normal skin