Costa Rica Hummingbirds

[Raymond J Barlow]

1. Green Violetear Hummingbird

Nikon D3S ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/5000 sec f/4 at 400mm ISO 1600

2. Green Violetear Hummingbird

Nikon D3S ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/5000 sec f/4 at 400mm ISO 1600

3. Female Violet Saber Wing Hummingbird

Nikon D3S ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/4000 sec f/4 at 400mm ISO 1600

4. Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/25 sec f/7.1 at 290mm ISO 400

5. Female Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

Nikon D3S ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/5000 sec f/4 at 400mm ISO 1600

6. Scintillant Hummingbird in Flight

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/320 sec f/4 at 400mm ISO 250

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Thanks for looking. Best wishes and Take care.

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[molested_cow]

WOAH!!!!

Not to discredit the photographer, but what was the equipment set up that produced these?

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

I just edited the post will all the settings and equipments used! Thanks!

 

[joealcantar]

Believe you did very well.
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Thanks for sharing , shoot well, Joe

 

[ChaosManEd]

Incredible!!! This is professional Photo,Like +1.:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

Thanks Joe!!! Appreciate it!! Take care

 

[Big Mike]

Great shots Ray!

Are you using supplemental lighting for the 1/4000 & 1/5000 shots? At first I was thinking it had to be Auto FP flash but I'm not sure...

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

Great shots Ray!

Are you using supplemental lighting for the 1/4000 & 1/5000 shots? At first I was thinking it had to be Auto FP flash but I'm not sure...

Thanks Brother Mike., I never use an kind of supplemental lighting for any nature photography, except once in Costa Rica, for a couple hummingbird shots in the dark forest.
I hated them, and still do, so one light source for me, it is all natural., that big bright thing in the sky!

take care bud.

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

ps... I borrowed the D3s from a customer... What a good friend he is now!

 

[bazooka]

The light is very diffused but I can still see the sun's catchlight in all of their eye's... was it lightly overcast? I'm trying to get a grip on the lighting conditions. Thanks.

 

[chanik]

Great photos! Amazing how you were able to "freeze" them.

 

[Scuba]

Well done. Very well done!

 

[Tony S]

Nailed 'em all. Nicely done. For some reason when we did Costa Rica we didn't see many hummingbirds, maybe all the crocodiles we saw nibbled on them for snacks.

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

thanks very much! We had direct sunlight for this shoot if I remember right, except for the bird feeding
on the bottle brush, and the one perched... this location is in the mountains, just outside a cloud forest.

One of my favourite places on earth!

 

[photobykelly]

These are great, great job!