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Under the rain at the Cowichan Bay Estuary. Vancouver Island. A little part of the red crown is visible.
A female Ruby-throated hummingbird resting on a chinese hat plant at Castellow Hammock Park in Miami, FL.
I was walking through Koreatown in Toronto on a snowy day when I caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of my eye. She was standing on the steps of a business and she looked like a porcelain doll. In a somewhat busy location, she was standing next to a wall of plain white metal siding and I could imagine a good portrait. I turned back and introduced myself and my project. She began to fluster about her hair not being right which I countered with my opinion that it looked just fine. I showed her my contact card and suggested we try a couple of photos and if she was not happy with them, I would not use them for my project. She agreed to that. Meet Ruby.
To my surprise, she proceeded to shrug off her coat and put it down on the steps behind her, along with her cell phone and my contact card. I wanted to emphasize her eyes and I also needed to be close to maintain the simplicity of the background. (Stepping back would have introduced too many distractions.) We had to step aside a couple of times during the brief shooting as customers needed to use the stairs Ruby was standing on (I was on the sidewalk).
As I asked a couple of questions for this story, Ruby waved her hand and said she wasn’t good with the comments which I accepted. She was friendly, but pressed for time, citing that she is a hair stylist and was due to start work in the salon behind her. Suddenly her immaculate presentation all made perfect sense. I did learn that Ruby is from Korea and has been in Canada just a year. I commented that she must have had good English before she came because communicating with her was not difficult. She smiled and said she came without any English. Impressive.
What does she like most about being a hairstylist? It’s being able to use her creativity to help someone achieve an attractive look. I offered to send the photo and she typed her email address into my phone before excusing herself and grabbing her coat, saying she had to get inside and start work. She suggested I might mention the salon in my project and I said I would be glad to. It is Goa Hair Studio (www.h2goa.com/). As an afterthought, I snapped a quick photo of the storefront with my cell phone to give a sense of the location on Bloor Street West in Toronto.
Thank you Ruby. You are my 812th submission to The Human Family Group on Flickr.
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.
(Regulus calendula) -- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
A tiny bird seemingly overflowing with energy, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet forages almost frantically through lower branches of shrubs and trees. Its habit of constantly flicking its wings is a key identification clue. Smaller than a warbler or chickadee, this plain green-gray bird has a white eyering and a white bar on the wing. Alas, the male’s brilliant ruby crown patch usually stays hidden—your best chance to see it is to find an excited male singing in spring or summer.
Read more at: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-crowned_Kinglet/overview
One of the little cuties doing contortions in the Lantana in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Good Stewards of Nature
Having been on a whirlwind vacation with family for the last week, I rested in the backyard on this Labor Day and was rewarded with a visit from this fine male RTH.
At many (many, many) people's suggestion, I changed Ruby's eyes to be smaller and less anime-style. They look better now that they're closer to normal Lego style.
All the details except the mouth are e-tape.
I used a Minnie Mouse skirt as the base for mine.
The rose emblem on her belt is printed on paper, then cut out and glued to her belt.
I cut her hood and cape out of cloth.
The blade of her scythe/sniper rifle, Crescent Rose, is made from a sheet of flexible plastic, with five layers of e-tape on either side for the details. The point on the other end is made the same way.
The handle is made with a Lego clone trooper rifle with the handle and stock cut off, and a rod added to the barrel. I added the cartridge with the same plastic I used for the blade. All the rest is e-tape detailing.
Also, anyone else listening to Imagine Dragons' new album?
Ruby Throated Hummingbird - got to keep those feathers in good shape for the next dogfight - Green Spring Garden Park
A shot taken at Ruby Beach near Kalaloch, WA. It was taken midday using a 9 stop ND filter and an 8 second exposure.
Photographed in a private garden in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Good Stewards of Nature
I will continue to get shots of these, as long as they hang around. Photographed in a private garden in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Good Stewards of Nature
This is the Queen Hummingbird of my backyard. She's taken ownership of the three feeder in my yard and chases all others away (except for the yellow jacket bees)
I met Ruby last week at a coffee shop when she started chatting to me about my dogs.
I took the opportunity to ask her to meet up for a shoot on the next Sunday. This is the first shot we took.
It's my parents Ruby Wedding Anniversary next weekend. Here is the card I have made for them. They're still going strong after 40 years, something worth aspiring to I think ;-)
I know the idea is not new but I really like the effect and hope they will too.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Raymond's Ontario Nature Photography Tours
Let me know if you would like to give this a try!
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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/640s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso2500
Backyard bird watching
This is my smallest Winter visitor and is very secretive. This female does not have a red notch as the male has.
Like other areas Mill Lake Park also had an outfall of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and to a lesser degree Yellow-rumped Warblers.
Photographed in a private garden in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Good Stewards of Nature
This rusty old Ford truck is one of the first things seen after entering Ruby.
Montana Peak is in the background, as it is for lots of my Ruby photos. It towers over the area and is hard to ignore.