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Hummingbird joy

nobody@flickr.com (SF knitter) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:07:11 -0700

SF knitter posted a photo:

Whee! We just returned from an Aperture Academy workshop in Costa Rica. Not surprisingly, one focus was to photograph hummingbirds. You might say I was in hummingbird heaven.

This was taken in Bosque de Paz, or Forest of Peace, which is a large private biological reserve. It is located on on the Continental Divide between Costa Rica's National Poas Volcano Park and National Juan Castro Blanco Water Park. There are many feeders just outside the lodge, so all we had to do was step outside to have hummingbirds whizzing around us.

Of course, the feeders made the photography a bit challenging, trying to get shots without the feeder in the frame. Every once in a while, I got lucky.

This is a male Violet Sabrewing. He was the largest of the many hummingbirds here, but amongst the hardest to capture. I have only cropped this from the left and right sides - vertically, this is full frame!

Rio Toro At The Bosque De Paz Cabins

nobody@flickr.com (Odonata457) — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:19:29 -0700

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The Bosque de Paz (Forest of Peace) cabins was a much needed rest from the heat of the lowland rainforest where we had spent several days. Here at 5,000 feet elevation and surrounded by forest it was much cooler with far less humidity. It was joyful weather to watch the exceptionally rich animals and plants of the mountain forest. Costa Rica.

Ribbit!

nobody@flickr.com (Gavatron) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:40:14 -0800

Gavatron posted a photo:

Frog seen on our Costa Rican night hike

CR_Hummingbird_002

nobody@flickr.com (cheryl strahl) — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:25:20 -0700

cheryl strahl posted a photo:

A Green-Crowned Brillant (Heliodoxa Jacula) hummingbird photographed in the restaurant at the entrance to Catarata de Toro (Waterfall of the Bulls), in the cloud forest area near our lodge, Bosque de Paz (Palmira, Costa Rica).

Photo tour and hummingbird setup by Greg Basco, Foto Verde Tours, Costa Rica.

Voted by SLOCC members as the #1 image of the year for 2012.

Female Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula

nobody@flickr.com (mikebaird) — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:14:45 -0700

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Female Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-crowned_Brilliant
Hummingbird Costa Rica 08 May 2012
08 May 2012, taken at our lodge Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica Eco-Lodge, Hotel, Rain Forest, Cloud Forest, Costa Rica ... www.bosquedepaz.com near the villages of Palmira and Pueblo Nuevo, near Bajos del Toro, and the Volcan Poas National Park, and the Juan Castro Blanco National Park.

Photo © 2012 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon 5D Mark III, with Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, with no circular polarizer, medium ball-head on a lightweight Gitzo travel tripod, IS off on, RAW. Proprietary muiti-flash setup by Greg Basco. See EXIF for more settings.

To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit - Please add comments/notes/tags/names to add to or correct information, identification, etc. Please, no comments or invites with badges, unrelated images, flashing icons, links to your photos, multiple invites, or invites with award levels and/or award/post rules. Critique is always welcomed.

Keywords: Hummingbird,bird,08May2012

Q:
"How were these hummingbird shots taken?" is a common question/comment in this series. I'm known as "Mister Creative Commons opensource," for my work, but in this case, Greg Basco deepgreenphotography.com, our experienced Costa Rica photographer & guide, makes a living helping photographers achieve such beautiful and unique images in his country. Because his setup is proprietary and his style and results have received worldwide recognition, we are asked to respect the privacy of the details of his formula. I can say presently is that it is much like any studio portrait setup, with multiple flashes (think a couple of overheads, a front fill, a background source, rim if you like, etc., set to low manual power to enable rapid shooting. Because we are talking tiny birds and not big people, large soft-boxes and high-power strobes are not required, and flash placement can be as close as possible without being in the scene, as in any studio setup. Much of the magic is really just the the location, where we had hundreds of candidate shots, and hummingbirds buzzed in and out constantly. Providing fresh nectar or sugar water helps. The uniform backgrounds you see are mostly but not exclusively the result of the use colored boards on stands in the background which can be separately illuminated if you wish with a flash. Balancing the ambient light via shutter speed allowed us to make the backgrounds as dark or bright as we liked, once we had the flash power, and desired aperture, tuned to our liking for flash exposure of the birds. If you mess around yourself you will find an equally effective setup and balance of power settings, gels, etc. that will yield an effective and unique style for you too."

Female Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula

nobody@flickr.com (mikebaird) — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:14:50 -0700

mikebaird posted a photo:

Female Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula
Explored #336 5/20/2012!!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-crowned_Brilliant
Hummingbird Costa Rica 08 May 2012
08 May 2012, taken at our lodge Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica Eco-Lodge, Hotel, Rain Forest, Cloud Forest, Costa Rica ... www.bosquedepaz.com near the villages of Palmira and Pueblo Nuevo, near Bajos del Toro, and the Volcan Poas National Park, and the Juan Castro Blanco National Park.

Photo © 2012 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon 5D Mark III, with Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, with no circular polarizer, medium ball-head on a lightweight Gitzo travel tripod, IS off on, RAW. Proprietary muiti-flash setup by Greg Basco. See EXIF for more settings.

To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit - Please add comments/notes/tags/names to add to or correct information, identification, etc. Please, no comments or invites with badges, unrelated images, flashing icons, links to your photos, multiple invites, or invites with award levels and/or award/post rules. Critique is always welcomed.

Keywords: Hummingbird,bird,08May2012

Q:
"How were these hummingbird shots taken?" is a common question/comment in this series. I'm known as "Mister Creative Commons opensource," for my work, but in this case, Greg Basco deepgreenphotography.com, our experienced Costa Rica photographer & guide, makes a living helping photographers achieve such beautiful and unique images in his country. Because his setup is proprietary and his style and results have received worldwide recognition, we are asked to respect the privacy of the details of his formula. I can say presently is that it is much like any studio portrait setup, with multiple flashes (think a couple of overheads, a front fill, a background source, rim if you like, etc., set to low manual power to enable rapid shooting. Because we are talking tiny birds and not big people, large soft-boxes and high-power strobes are not required, and flash placement can be as close as possible without being in the scene, as in any studio setup. Much of the magic is really just the the location, where we had hundreds of candidate shots, and hummingbirds buzzed in and out constantly. Providing fresh nectar or sugar water helps. The uniform backgrounds you see are mostly but not exclusively the result of the use colored boards on stands in the background which can be separately illuminated if you wish with a flash. Balancing the ambient light via shutter speed allowed us to make the backgrounds as dark or bright as we liked, once we had the flash power, and desired aperture, tuned to our liking for flash exposure of the birds. If you mess around yourself you will find an equally effective setup and balance of power settings, gels, etc. that will yield an effective and unique style for you too."

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)

nobody@flickr.com (mikebaird) — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:50:45 -0700

mikebaird posted a photo:

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) - a large robust hummingbird that is a resident breeder in the highlands from Costa Rica to western Ecuador.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-crowned_Brilliant says “.... The male Green-crowned Brilliant is 13 cm long and weighs 9.5 g. It is mainly bronze-green with a glittering green crown, forehead, throat and breast. It hasa white spot behind the eye, a small violet throat patch, white thighs, and a deeply forked blue-black tail. The female is 12 cm long and weighs 8 g. She differs from the male in that she has green-spotted white underparts, a white spot behind the eye and a white stripe below the eye, and a white-cornered shallowly-forked black tail.. Young birds resemble the adult of the same sex, but are duller, bronze-tinged below and have buff throats...”
Confirming IDs:
www.costaricabirdingtours.com/hummingbirds.html
deepgreenphotography.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=green-...[MM]=&I_SDATE[DD]=DD&I_SDATE[YYYY]=YYYY&I_EDATE[MM]=&I_EDATE[DD]=DD&I_EDATE[YYYY]=YYYY&I_CITY=&I_STATE=&I_COUNTRY_ISO=&I_ORIENTATION=&I_IS_RELEASED=&I_IS_PRELEASED=&_CB_I_PR=t&_CB_I_PU=t&_CB_I_RF=t&_CB_I_RM=t&I_SORT=RANK&I_DSC_AND=t&V_ID=&G_ID=&C_ID=&_ACT=search
www.google.com/search?q=Black-bellied+Hummingbird+%28Euph...
Hummingbird Costa Rica 08 May 2012
08 May 2012, taken at our lodge Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica Eco-Lodge, Hotel, Rain Forest, Cloud Forest, Costa Rica ... www.bosquedepaz.com near the villages of Palmira and Pueblo Nuevo, near Bajos del Toro, and the Volcan Poas National Park, and the Juan Castro Blanco National Park.

Photo © 2012 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon 5D Mark III, with Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, with no circular polarizer, medium ball-head on a lightweight Gitzo travel tripod, IS off on, RAW. Proprietary muiti-flash setup by Greg Basco. See EXIF for more settings.

To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit - Please add comments/notes/tags/names to add to or correct information, identification, etc. Please, no comments or invites with badges, unrelated images, flashing icons, links to your photos, multiple invites, or invites with award levels and/or award/post rules. Critique is always welcomed.

Keywords: Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula, Hummingbird,bird,08May2012

Q:
"How were these hummingbird shots taken?" is a common question/comment in this series. I'm known as "Mister Creative Commons opensource," for my work, but in this case, Greg Basco deepgreenphotography.com, our experienced Costa Rica photographer & guide, makes a living helping photographers achieve such beautiful and unique images in his country. Because his setup is proprietary and his style and results have received worldwide recognition, we are asked to respect the privacy of the details of his formula. I can say presently is that it is much like any studio portrait setup, with multiple flashes (think a couple of overheads, a front fill, a background source, rim if you like, etc., set to low manual power to enable rapid shooting. Because we are talking tiny birds and not big people, large soft-boxes and high-power strobes are not required, and flash placement can be as close as possible without being in the scene, as in any studio setup. Much of the magic is really just the the location, where we had hundreds of candidate shots, and hummingbirds buzzed in and out constantly. Providing fresh nectar or sugar water helps. The uniform backgrounds you see are mostly but not exclusively the result of the use colored boards on stands in the background which can be separately illuminated if you wish with a flash. Balancing the ambient light via shutter speed allowed us to make the backgrounds as dark or bright as we liked, once we had the flash power, and desired aperture, tuned to our liking for flash exposure of the birds. If you mess around yourself you will find an equally effective setup and balance of power settings, gels, etc. that will yield an effective and unique style for you too."

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)

nobody@flickr.com (mikebaird) — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:50:02 -0700

mikebaird posted a photo:

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)

nobody@flickr.com (mikebaird) — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:51:42 -0700

mikebaird posted a photo:

Female Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)

nobody@flickr.com (mikebaird) — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:52:06 -0700

mikebaird posted a photo:

Female Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) - a large robust hummingbird that is a resident breeder in the highlands from Costa Rica to western Ecuador.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green-crowned_Brilliant says “.... The male Green-crowned Brilliant is 13 cm long and weighs 9.5 g. It is mainly bronze-green with a glittering green crown, forehead, throat and breast. It hasa white spot behind the eye, a small violet throat patch, white thighs, and a deeply forked blue-black tail. The female is 12 cm long and weighs 8 g. She differs from the male in that she has green-spotted white underparts, a white spot behind the eye and a white stripe below the eye , and a white-cornered shallowly-forked black tail.. Young birds resemble the adult of the same sex, but are duller, bronze-tinged below and have buff throats...”
Confirming IDs:
www.costaricabirdingtours.com/hummingbirds.html
deepgreenphotography.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=green-...[MM]=&I_SDATE[DD]=DD&I_SDATE[YYYY]=YYYY&I_EDATE[MM]=&I_EDATE[DD]=DD&I_EDATE[YYYY]=YYYY&I_CITY=&I_STATE=&I_COUNTRY_ISO=&I_ORIENTATION=&I_IS_RELEASED=&I_IS_PRELEASED=&_CB_I_PR=t&_CB_I_PU=t&_CB_I_RF=t&_CB_I_RM=t&I_SORT=RANK&I_DSC_AND=t&V_ID=&G_ID=&C_ID=&_ACT=search
www.google.com/search?q=Black-bellied+Hummingbird+%28Euph...
Hummingbird Costa Rica 08 May 2012
08 May 2012, taken at our lodge Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica Eco-Lodge, Hotel, Rain Forest, Cloud Forest, Costa Rica ... www.bosquedepaz.com near the villages of Palmira and Pueblo Nuevo, near Bajos del Toro, and the Volcan Poas National Park, and the Juan Castro Blanco National Park.

Photo © 2012 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon 5D Mark III, with Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens, with no circular polarizer, medium ball-head on a lightweight Gitzo travel tripod, IS off on, RAW. Proprietary muiti-flash setup by Greg Basco. See EXIF for more settings.

To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit - Please add comments/notes/tags/names to add to or correct information, identification, etc. Please, no comments or invites with badges, unrelated images, flashing icons, links to your photos, multiple invites, or invites with award levels and/or award/post rules. Critique is always welcomed.

Keywords: Green-crowned Brilliant, Heliodoxa jacula, Hummingbird,bird,08May2012

Q:
"How were these hummingbird shots taken?" is a common question/comment in this series. I'm known as "Mister Creative Commons opensource," for my work, but in this case, Greg Basco deepgreenphotography.com, our experienced Costa Rica photographer & guide, makes a living helping photographers achieve such beautiful and unique images in his country. Because his setup is proprietary and his style and results have received worldwide recognition, we are asked to respect the privacy of the details of his formula. I can say presently is that it is much like any studio portrait setup, with multiple flashes (think a couple of overheads, a front fill, a background source, rim if you like, etc., set to low manual power to enable rapid shooting. Because we are talking tiny birds and not big people, large soft-boxes and high-power strobes are not required, and flash placement can be as close as possible without being in the scene, as in any studio setup. Much of the magic is really just the the location, where we had hundreds of candidate shots, and hummingbirds buzzed in and out constantly. Providing fresh nectar or sugar water helps. The uniform backgrounds you see are mostly but not exclusively the result of the use colored boards on stands in the background which can be separately illuminated if you wish with a flash. Balancing the ambient light via shutter speed allowed us to make the backgrounds as dark or bright as we liked, once we had the flash power, and desired aperture, tuned to our liking for flash exposure of the birds. If you mess around yourself you will find an equally effective setup and balance of power settings, gels, etc. that will yield an effective and unique style for you too."

Female Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) - a large robust hummingbird that is a resident breeder in the highlands from Costa Rica to western Ecuador.
The male Green-crowned Brilliant bird is 13 cm long and weighs 9.5 g. It is mainly bronze-green with a glittering green crown, forehead, throat and breast. It has a white spot behind the eye, a small violet throat patch, white thighs, and a deeply forked blue-black tail. This female is typically 12 cm long and weighs 8 g. She differs from the male in that she has green-spotted white underparts, a white spot behind the eye and a white stripe below the eye (seen here), and a white-cornered shallowly-forked black tail. Young birds resemble the adult of the same sex, but are duller, bronze-tinged below and have buff throats.

NOTE LICENSE CHANGE: Effective 25 Dec. 2012, All Rights Reserved, from this date forward, due to adoption and representation by Getty Images. This image must now be licensed from Getty images.
© 2012 Michael L. Baird
Image has been replaced with non-watermarked version

Photographed at lodge Bosque de Paz, near the villages of Palmira and Pueblo Nuevo, near Bajos del Toro, and the Volcan Poas National Park, and the Juan Castro Blanco National Park, Valverde Vega, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
08 May 2012

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)

nobody@flickr.com (mikebaird) — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:51:11 -0700

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Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)

nobody@flickr.com (mikebaird) — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:51:55 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (whiskey_eyes) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:18:24 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (whiskey_eyes) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:52:59 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (whiskey_eyes) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:52:57 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (whiskey_eyes) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:52:58 -0700

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CR_CloudForest

nobody@flickr.com (cheryl strahl) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:44:04 -0700

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Peaceful scene captured on the grounds of the private Bosque de Paz Ecological Reserve in the cloud forest of central Costa Rica.

CR_VioletSabrewing

nobody@flickr.com (cheryl strahl) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:44:05 -0700

cheryl strahl posted a photo:

A Violet Sabrewing hummingbird captured in the cloud forest in central Costa Rica near the Bosque de Paz private Ecological Reserve.

CR_Orchid

nobody@flickr.com (cheryl strahl) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:44:05 -0700

cheryl strahl posted a photo:

Tiny, tiny orchid found in the Orchid Garden of the Bosque de Paz Ecological Reserve in the cloud forest of central Coasta Rica. Stelis superbiens.

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)

nobody@flickr.com (mikebaird) — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:50:14 -0700

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