File:Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) (7238977646).jpg
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DescriptionGreen-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) (7238977646).jpg |
English: Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) – a large robust hummingbird that is a resident breeder in the highlands from Costa Rica to western Ecuador. Hummingbird, Costa Rica, 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.
Confirming IDs: www.costaricabirdingtours.com/hummingbirds.html, deepgreenphotography.photoshelter.com/search, www.google.com/search?q=Black-bellied+Hummingbird+%28Euph... 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." |
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Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula) English: 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. |
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Mike Baird from Morro Bay, USA © 2012 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com |
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English: To use this photo, see access, attribution, and commenting recommendations at www.flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit - Critique is always welcomed. |
Camera location | 10° 12′ 16.8″ N, 84° 19′ 02.4″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 10.204666; -84.317334 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon EOS 5D Mark III |
Author | """Mike"" Michael L. Baird" |
Exposure time | 1/200 sec (0.005) |
F-number | f/11 |
ISO speed rating | 320 |
Date and time of data generation | 15:51, 8 May 2012 |
Lens focal length | 250 mm |
Online copyright statement | http://flickr.com/people/mikebaird/#credit |
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Horizontal resolution | 240 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 240 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.0 (Macintosh) |
File change date and time | 20:48, 20 May 2012 |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:51, 8 May 2012 |
APEX shutter speed | 7.643856 |
APEX aperture | 6.918863 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 4.75 APEX (f/5.19) |
Subject distance | 2.31 meters |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 16 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 16 |
Focal plane X resolution | 160 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 160 |
Focal plane resolution unit | 4 |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Manual white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Serial number of camera | 022021003210 |
Lens used | EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM |
Date metadata was last modified | 13:48, 20 May 2012 |
Unique ID of original document | E1A9FC9726CFD9C990C51C52384D37D5 |
Copyright status | Copyrighted |
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Contact information | [at} mikebaird d o t com mike[at} mikebaird d o t com
2756 Indigo Circle Morro Bay, CA, 93442 USA |
IIM version | 4 |