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Taken in the 'garden' at the Monteverde Skywalk we did
There were loads of them buzzing around us, all different types, great to see, but to be honest I much preferred seeing them in the wild.
If you sit by a Crocosmia Lucifer flower long enough, there's sure to be a hummingbird come by to sip from the gorgeous red flowers. An interesting fact - the reason hummingbirds are attracted to red flowers is because bees and other pollinators don't see the red and are attracted to other brighter coloured ones, therefore there is much more likelihood to be a greater abundance of syrup available in red ones.
Magnificent Hummingbird in Flight
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
ray@raymondbarlow.com
Natural light only in my wildlife images
Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/4.0 at 280.0mm iso400
Thanks to my guests...
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Shooting hummingbirds under natural light is no easy feat. For every one keeper I'm embarrassed to say how many I had to toss. Short depth of field and slow shutter speeds made it quite a challenge. I actually began to sing and dance when I found one I liked. I particularly like the mixture of pink and green background against which this pretty guy is set. Costa Rica
Claire was filling the bird feeders and I was nearby with my camera. She went back to the garage for more supplies and this beautiful hummingbird showed up just long enough for me to focus and press the shutter.
I've seen more Rufous Hummingbirds this season than the previous 4 seasons combined. The numbers are probably the same, but I'm just now learning where to look.
Ruby Throated Hummingbird - Fancy Gap, Virginia
Bird Species (# 201) that I photographed and placed on my Flickr Photostream. Overall goal is 1000
Rufous Hummingbird Hatching at Delta BC Canada
Camera Information:
Model: Sony NEX-6, Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec, Aperture: f/5.6, Focal Length: 210mm, ISO: 3200
Lens: LA-EA1 + Sony 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DT Alpha A-Mount Telephoto Zoom Lens (SAL55300).
I'll have to plant more State Fair zinnias next year. Hummingbirds and other pollinators appreciate the accessibility of the nectar, unlike with the double-bloom varieties, such as Benary's Giant.
Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) male on territory on the edge of a dry wash along a public golf course at Buckeye, Arizona, U.S.A.
19 February, 2014.
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You better have your camera set right if you want to capture a hummingbird in flight. They can beat their wings about 50 times a second!
Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) perched on a site overlooking its territory along a dry wash on the edge of an urban golf course near Buckeye, Arizona, U.S.A.
25 February, 2014.
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Calliope hummingbird (male) in flight near feeder. [4-5569]
This is the first time I have seen one of these colorful fellows. He was quite a bit smaller than the other hummingbirds that have been frequenting my yard (Anna's, rufous, Allen's, and black-chinned). My daughter suggested that it could be an "Elsa's hummingbird," since it looks a little like an Anna's hummingbird...
Thank you to Engilis Photos for confirming the identification.
Strobist Info: SB-800 at 1/8 in mini-softbox from above camera right. Bare SB-700 at 1/64 from beneath. Phottix Strato II wireless trigger on SB-700 with sync cord from trigger to SB-800.
My other hummingbird photos can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/92747424@N05/albums/72157643388058603
Volcano Hummingbird in Flight
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
ray@raymondbarlow.com
No Flash, and no fake backgrounds in my wildlife images.
Special thanks to all of my guests for joining this Tour in Costa Rica!, it sure was fun!
Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2000s f/4.0 at 330.0mm iso500
Magnificent Hummingbird
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/125s f/8.0 at 340.0mm iso320
Some of the hummingbird shots I got while visiting my mother-in-law. The Sony a7iii continues to impress and combined with the 70-200 G lens delivered beyond my expectations for the subject.
Annas' Hummingbird is a medium sized stocky hummingbird native to the west coast of North America. this bird was named after Anna Massena, Duchess of Rivoli
San Jose Ca USA
Saw this little sweetie at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Juvy Anna's hummingbird I'm thinking. Such a tiny bird - about the size of a large human's thumb. I'm fascinated by these little hovering ovals of energy. Signs of Spring Studio 26 Assignment Candidate
I took this picture at my sister's house where she always has at least two feeders out and attracts large quantities of hummingbirds.
Lighting stuff: I learned the lighting that I used here from a book by Linda Robbins called The Hummingbird Guide. Her method is to use a minimum of 5 to 6 strobes, a supplied background, and photograph the birds in the shade so that you don't have to overpower the sunlight. When you use multiple strobes on a subject in the shade you can use lower power settings for each flash which results in shorter flash durations which means it freezes the wing blur. The backdrop is a painting my wife did for this purpose. I used 6 Yongnuo strobes because I wanted to use identical manual power output for each flash . One strobe was pointed at the background, one was underneath the feeder, and the other 4 strobes surrounded the feeder. The strobes were all at around 1/32nd power, in manual mode, and were triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N., and you can see the EXIF info on the side. This method is the only way that I've been able to photograph one of these birds with little, or no, wing blur. I've finally learned to pre-focus on a spot near the feeder, using Live View, so that the birds are usually all in focus. I can then sit farther away from the feeder and trigger the strobes and the camera remotely. Down below in the first comment, you can see a picture of the setup that I used on that particular day.
I've taken quite a few pictures of hummers over the years and put them an album creatively called Hummingbirds.
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hummingbirds only pass through my garden in the spring heading northwards, and again in the late summer on their migration south. I rarely see them in the springtime though I put out the feeder faithfully, but at the end of august into september I am usually rewarded with a few sightings. It could be just one lone bird that visits, but I am delighted when it does :-)