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"Early last summer I installed a hummingbird feeder in my garden. Within 2 weeks I had four very territorial and very fast birds alternatively feeding at my feeder," wrote Frank Piasecki of Canton. "Here is a rare photo of two birds in the vicinity of the feeder. I had to use a very high camera shutter speed and film speed to capture the hummingbird in flight."
"Early last summer I installed a hummingbird feeder in my garden. Within 2 weeks I had four very territorial and very fast birds alternatively feeding at my feeder," wrote Frank Piasecki of Canton. "Here is a rare photo of two birds in the vicinity of the feeder. I had to use a very high camera shutter speed and film speed to capture the hummingbird in flight."
Oct 13, 2020

Calling amateur photographers!

Have you taken a great picture that you’d like to share with the world? One with action, great lighting and/or interesting subjects? E-mail it to communitynews@ajc.com. Please no selfies, for-profit promotional pics, group shots or anything you wouldn’t want your grandma to see.

"My husband and I were enjoying a beautiful sunset at Tybee Beach on Thanksgiving evening," wrote Lynn Leitson of Roswell. "What a beautiful way to end a special day with family."
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"I took this picture is in the Big Bend area of west Texas a few years ago," wrote Davis Byrd. "For me, it captures the image of the west as portrayed in the western movies."
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Alma Owens took this photo in 2018 in Peachtree Corners. "It is a lunar moth and sat motionless for several of the group to take photos," she wrote.
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