Black Jacobin - Unusual view


Posted by Chris Fagyal on Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:06 pm

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Hi all. I post this not for the quality of the image, which i feel is mediocre (low shutter speed, improper use of flash which I should have used as main light but didn't know how when I took this, amongst other things). I post this mostly because of the extremely unusual look it gives. Black Jacobins are almost entirely black, and have this wonderful red gorget which is almost never visible. I didn't even see it when I was taking this shot. This is the only shot I have of the gorget and only time I ever even noticed it. If you have been to the SE part of Brazil and seen these you can appreciate the uniqueness. If you haven't at least you can pretend :)

Canon Eos10D + 400mm f/5.6. Other technicals to come. Doing something processor intensive on my comp right now and can't open photoshop. Off the top of my head I think shutter speed was 1/80th and was probably f/6.3 or so with fill at -1 1/3 or -1 2/3.
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by Alan Murphy on Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:32 pm
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Awesome looking Hummingbird Chris. Hummingbirds almost always have to be facing you in order to see the gorget. You did a great job. I disagree with you on the quality of the image. The balance of light between bird and Bg is good. Love the pose,perch and comp.
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by Chris Fagyal on Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:38 pm
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Well even facing you this guy doesn't show his gorget very often. Its a very odd hummer. I watched them for 3 days from the balcony at Itatiaia, and they were perched quite close..at most 20 feet away, and not once but this one time did I ever see its gorget, unlike other hummers there such as Violet-crowned Woodnymph, and Brazilian Ruby where you got blinded every few seconds with a gorget :) By the way one can add Parque Nacional do Itatiaia as a great place to photograph birds...6 or so hummer species, Dusky-legged Guans, Rufous-crowned Motmot and multiple other nifty things right around the lodge and at the feeders.

Edit: Just looked at a bird book for southern S. America, and realized a mistake. I mispoke, the males don't have gorgets on this hummer. The females however have that beautiful red on the sides of the neck so this is a lovely female :)
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by Bill Whala on Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:39 pm
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This is an excellent shot of a humming bird I've never even heard of. 8)
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by AlexC on Sat Jan 17, 2004 11:23 pm
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Very nice Hummer!!!, love them birds!!
Nice image to boot!!! Congrats!! 8)
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by Jim Neely on Sun Jan 18, 2004 10:26 am
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You're too harsh on yourself. There isn't a lot to complain about here. The leaf below might be cloned out, but tha's not a biggy.

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by Wayne Ellis on Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:02 pm
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Well captured Chris
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by Laura Stiefel on Sun Jan 18, 2004 7:55 pm
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A very unique looking hummingbird! The pose makes me wonder what it's looking at. Thanks for sharing this one. :)
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