Beautiful hummingbirds in beautiful settings
Jul 19, 2019 14:07:12 #
These are pictures of White-necked Jacobin males. The females are somewhat more drab, green and white. These are one of the most wide spread of all hummingbirds with a range that extends from south central Mexico to southern Brazil. Overall uncommon but certain areas contain high numbers of individuals. Often very aggressive toward other hummers. These shots were taken in several locations in northern Costa Rica.
The flight shots were taken with a 500 mm lens, set at F/25.0 to maximize DOF, 1/200 second, ISO 800. A flash was used at -2 FEC. The lens was prefocused on the ginger flower and then set to manual focus. The camera was triggered with a cabled remote. Great fun, but you can take a zillion shots real quick. I ended up with about 40 keepers out of 800 shots. Most of the culls were because too many hummers in the picture. Unfortunately the flash was too far away from the flower to use a super short flash duration to completely freeze the wings.
The flight shots were taken with a 500 mm lens, set at F/25.0 to maximize DOF, 1/200 second, ISO 800. A flash was used at -2 FEC. The lens was prefocused on the ginger flower and then set to manual focus. The camera was triggered with a cabled remote. Great fun, but you can take a zillion shots real quick. I ended up with about 40 keepers out of 800 shots. Most of the culls were because too many hummers in the picture. Unfortunately the flash was too far away from the flower to use a super short flash duration to completely freeze the wings.
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Jul 19, 2019 18:46:47 #
Great! They have much bigger eyes than the hummers I usually see. I wonder why?
Jul 19, 2019 21:12:27 #
photophile wrote:
Lovely!
Thank you. They are beautiful birds aren't they?
Jul 19, 2019 21:13:01 #
NMGal wrote:
Beautiful hummer.
Even though relatively easily seen, still striking and wonderful to see and shoot.
Jul 19, 2019 21:13:56 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Great! They have much bigger eyes than the hummers I usually see. I wonder why?
Good question. I would assume because these guys typically live under the jungle canopy. DARK! One of the reasons they can be really difficult to photograph.
Jul 19, 2019 21:32:12 #
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Jul 20, 2019 08:21:55 #
bajadreamer wrote:
These are pictures of White-necked Jacobin males. ... (show quote)
Great Hummingbird series!!
Jul 20, 2019 09:47:40 #
kpmac wrote:
Very nice.
Thank you. They are wonderful subjects to photograph.
Jul 20, 2019 09:49:47 #
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice set of y.
Thanks. I attempted to get a shot of them fighting, with tails flared, but did not get the shots I wanted. Good reason to return.
Jul 20, 2019 09:51:18 #
Jul 20, 2019 09:51:28 #
Carolina Wings wrote:
Great Hummingbird series!!
Thank you. They were willing subjects. We would fill the ginger flower with sugar water so they were happy to pose.
Jul 20, 2019 09:54:16 #
AntonioReyna wrote:
I love the first image.
Thank you. I got lots of flight shots with multiple birds. They spend as much time sparring with each other as they do drinking nectar.
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