Photographer: Tim Nicol

Photo taken: June 23 in Republic, Ferry County

Photographer’s description: “A hummingbird taking a bath in one of several water features in our hummingbird garden.” Taken with a Nikon D850 and Tamron 150-600mm lens, zoomed out to 600mm, with an ISO of 500, shutter at 1/1000 and aperture of f/8.

Critique: “The light nicely captures the color of the hummingbird while the fast shutter stops the water’s motion, making it seem like ice.”

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