Tiger Photo tours!

Amazing sightings, and excitement here in India. We leave for another park tomorrow, so far so good!

What a spectacular animal!

Royal Bengal Tiger
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1/250s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso640

Sultan (T-72) - the King of Ranthambhore NP.

Ok, well I might seem a bit excted these days, but I just returned home from an amazing tour to see the wild tigers of India. A superb tour.. all travel, accommodations, food, services, guides, drivers, parks were awesome. (planning my next visit now!)

We saw this tiger a few times, he walked around like he owned the world. Not at all shy, and not at all aggressive. It looked like he enjoyed all the attention. He might not be the king, but his is in my mind!

A busy week here, 2 more raptor in flight programs Saturday and Sunday, should be fun! Snowy owl and a golden eagle in Flight!

Royal Bengal Tiger
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1/160s f/5.6 at 360.0mm iso640

Elusive Animal

Once this animal passed me, I turned the lens down for the reflection shot. Just a quick guess, it might work? Honestly, I am not crazy about this image, but maybe someone out there will like it? We will see.

Looking forward to going back to India soon!

Royal Bengal Tiger
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1/640s f/8.0 at 200.0mm iso640

An incredible experience!

Thanks to all my friends here in India for supporting this amazing tour.
We have had several sightings, with 7 more safaris to go before we head home. (20 in total!)

I am looking forward to a new tour now being planned for April 2015!

More soon! Thanks for the +1's comments and shares!

I really miss my family at home, hope your ok!

Royal Bengal Tiger
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1/80s f/5.6 at 280.0mm iso640

A Gem in India

Totally wild animal, easily the most magnificent creature on earth as far as I am concerned.

This opportunity has been extraordinary!

We all head home soon, more files to edit, and post online. Another tour will be planned soon, but if you have a group that would like to visit wild Tigers, please let me know.. I do have time soon for a return trip.

Thanks to my friends here in India!

Anu Marwah
Thomas Vijayan
Mohan Thomas

Please visit this amazing hotel, as my great friend
Ravindra Jain will be happy to help you!! The superb service
and excellent rooms will help you enjoy your stay!

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Ranthanbore Regency Hotel

Bengal Tiger at Ranthambore National Park
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Royal Bengal Tiger
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1/60s f/4.0 at 210.0mm iso2500

A Candle in the Darkness - The Bengal Tiger

Our 4th safari into the park was a success - We saw 4 tigers!

This female had 2 cubs, and was on her way to hunt as she passed by our safari truck! Our guide - Mr. AJ.

16 more safaris here in India, but our goal for a shot has been accomplished. Everything else is just a bonus!

Special thanks to my friends:
Aun Marwah
Thomas Vijayan
Mohan Vijayan

Please visit this amazing hotel, as my great friend
Ravindra Jain will be happy to help you!! The superb service
and excellent rooms will help you enjoy your stay!

http://www.ranthambhor.com/
Ranthanbore Regency Hotel

Bengal Tiger at Ranthambore National Park
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Camera Settings:
1/1600s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso500

Superb Tiger

What an amazing site! My first tour - hosting a group in India, trekking for tigers is unreal.. especially when you find one! Thanks to my guides, hotel contacts, and friends here in India.

Thanks to you for the +1's, shares, and nice comments.

Join me during my future tours to India!

Many thanks to Ranthambore Regency Hotel!

Royal Bengal Tiger
RJB India Tours
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1/50s f/4.0 at 250.0mm iso2500

A parakeet in India!

We are having a good time in India, working hard to find a tiger!

Food is great, the park is beautiful.. staying at the Ranthambore Regency Hotel, wonderful location!

More images soon!

Rose-ringed parakeet
RJB India Tours
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1/500s f/5.6 at 330.0mm iso1250

A gem in Paradise!

Looking forward to many more tours to Costa Rica, and now Ecuador coming this January 13th, 2015!

Also:
India (early November 2014)
India (March 2015)
Romania (April 2015)
Newfoundland (July 2015)
Tanzania (August 2015)
Brazil/Peru (September 2015)
India (October 2015)

All these tours will keep me very busy!

Thanks for looking, let me know if you want to join me!
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Coppery-headed Emerald in Flight
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/1000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso800

Probably the Cutest Bird we have in Ontario!

Taking a group out for wild owl shooting is more then challenging.
Do we find one? or strike out? It is a bit of a gamble with nature. Good fun though!

I will be back out there looking for this one soon, as my daughter want a shot badly! (maybe I can get some dishes washed today for favors rendered!)

Have a great week! Thanks for looking and sharing, very much appreciated.

Please respect nature!



Saw-whet Owl
RJB Wild Birds of Ontario Workshops
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1/15s f/4.0 at 360.0mm iso1000

After a Raptors in Flight workshop yesterday, we went looking for some wild owls, and found 3 wee ones!

Thanks to all of my guests! Lucky for me, I told everyone we might find 3, and we did have great shooting!

more soon... and the Ecuador tour is ready for you! Details-
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Please enjoy nature with respect!

Saw Whet Owl
RJB Wild Birds of Ontario Workshops
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1/30s f/5.0 at 220.0mm iso1000

Oystercatcher on the Beach
RJB USA Tours

Taken on a recent tour to NYC, we has a superb time shooting on the beach!
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1/500s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso200

Once in a while:

A vertical shot just works. We try to "follow the lines" for our cropping and composition, so I think a horizontal in the case would not have worked... mainly since I took the photograph in vertical! No more room on the left side.!!

To get the right angle on this bird, so the purple iridescent feather show the color is sometimes difficult, thanks to this beauty for helping me out here! Maybe a touch too warm?

All natural light, and 100% "is what it is" backgrounds in my images.
I have never "switched" a background, and would not even know how!

Thanks for looking and appreciating the natural world.

raymond

Purple-throated Mountain Gem
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1/2500s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso1600

A little Dark!

Special thanks to all who share my images.!!

Looking forward to raptor season, and booking private workshops to photograph these beauties once again here in Ontario.
Have a good week.

Great Gray Owl
RJB Wild Birds of Ontario Workshops
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1/800s f/4.0 at 380.0mm iso800

A gift from India!

More then 3 years ago, I spent 3 weeks in India, hosting seminars, and leading photographers to some nice birding locations north of New Delhi. During one of our hikes, a guide spotted this beautiful, and very tiny owl. It is know for it's feather pattern on the back of it's head, that resembles a pair of eyes. this helps elude predators.

I very much enjoyed Pangot and Sat Tal.

I hope to return to India soon, as I have a tour for the Bengal Tiger arranged for November 2014 .. still 2 spots left, I hope you will join me!

Info here, please click:

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Collared Owlet - India
RJB India Tour May 2012
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1/100s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso250

A pair of Lions

Guarding their cubs!

We had an amazing experience during this tour as these two lions hunted gazelle, and made a kill right in front of our eyes.

Mothers with young need to eat at least every 2 days, to keep up with the milk supply for the first 6 - 8 weeks of their cubs life.

A hunt and a kill is anyone's dream catch in Africa, pure wild animals, no fences anywhere, all natural!

Taken with the Swarovski Spotting Scope, STX with a 65mm lens, = 1200mm effective focal length.

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Female Lions
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Canon EOS 70D ,Swarovski Spotting Scope 65mm = 1200mm Eff.
1/250s f11.5 iso400

A slow shutter speed equals:

A very large degree of difficulty! One twenty fifth of a second is very slow. This bird was in a forest in Tanzania, on an overcast day in very low light. The Swarovski Spotting Scope came in very handy - with all the hardware to mount this kit on a DSLR, shooting through such long reach can be an advantage.

Kingfishers are my favourite genre of birds, if I could I would travel the world recording each of the 87 know species. Now that might be expensive!

Some day, in my dreams. Thanks for looking!

Gray-headed Kingfisher
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Canon EOS 70D
Swarovski Spotting Scope 65mm = 1200mm Effective
1/25s f11.5 iso640

It seems crazy!

After hosting 4 tours to Tanzania, Africa, I finally have edited my first image of this beautiful species, the Superb Starling.

They are everywhere! Easily the most common bird we see on these tours. But! Try to get a good shot!? Using the Swarovski Spotting Scope, and the Canon 70D with an effective focal length of 1200mm @ f11.5 - I finally was able to get a clean shot.

Such an amazing bird, with the iridescent feathers, it shines! and can be seen from a great distance. My problem? It is a ground bird, so shooting from a safari truck down onto a bird on the dirt doesn't work for me.. I guess I am fussy.

My tour to India is leaving in 2 months! Join us? Bengal Tigers!!
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Superb Starling
RJB Tanzania, Africa Tours
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Canon EOS 70D
Swarovski Spotting Scope 65mm = 1200mm Eff.
1/250s f11.5 iso400

Enjoy the Rain!

A natural cleansing for these birds!

Fortunately for us photographers, we were high and dry on a deck, with drinks, and a roof over our heads! The rain really adds to the experience.

Thanks for looking, and thanks for all the support, and nice comments here on G+

White-necked Jacobin
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/60s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso1000

What is Sweet?

This female knows!

Finding the sweet nectar in flowers is a full time
job for this young lady hummingbird. Attracted to certain colours in flowers, and knowing just where to look is this birds key to success.

Hummingbirds have no sense of smell, so colourful flowers make finding food so important. When I wear my red Canada hat to this garden, I have several birds come in close to me for an inspection!

Best wishes, have a good day.
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Purple-throated Mountain Gem
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/500s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso1600

Oystercatcher on the Beach
RJB USA Tours

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1/2500s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso200

"Can I Help You?"

This wondrous bird gave me the stair down!

We call these shiny colourful feathers "iridescent" - as the bird will flare up, to express a feeling of defense, as another contender flies by the prospective perch.

I was at least 10 feet back, and of zero concern to the bird, so my lucky horseshoe was in my back pocket with this shot. My guess is that he was demonstrating to another bird, and I just happened to be at the best possible angle for the nasty look.

My apologies to everyone, the last post /image was a hummingbird called the purple-throated mountain gem., so I will go back now to correct my mistake. Thanks to everyone for over 400,000 views!
(so far!)

Best wishes, and safe travels!


Magnificent Hummingbird
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/200s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso500

Standing Proud!

This wonderful male seems to think he has control over his territory - until the next brave bird moves in!

Taken late in the afternoon, a rain shower just finishing, very low shutter speed to help with a low iso... giving nice resolution.

I hope you like this one.. more coming soon!

Raymond.

Purple-throated Mountain Gem
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/25s f/5.6 at 350.0mm iso200

The size of your Thumb!

It seems like the smaller the better! These wee birds dance in the air with incredible navigation skills. To capture them in soft light during a light rain, with no flash or any manufactured light is such fun!

The tiny flying ant creeping into the photo actually makes our bird look very large by comparison.

As photographers of nature, we are so fortunate to have such a place to visit. Literally 100's of birds in an area the size of the average back yard. As they blast by me standing with my eye against the camera, I am often clipped by a hummingbird during their battles with each other!

Thanks to all of my guests, as hosting these tour can be a lot of fun, along with all of the hard work. 15 tours now completed, we look forward to another season coming soon.

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Coppery-headed Emerald in Flight
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/500s f/4.0 at 260.0mm iso1250

Nature's Difficulty:

To make the capture.

Creating a shot that needs no editing is one of my full time goals as a nature photographer. The thought - "I can fix that in Photoshop" has never worked well for me. This image below and most of my images were created with little or no adjustments.

I only shoot raw files with my camera, very small tweaks in Camera Raw, and re-sizing in Photoshop. with each image I create 4 different dimensions, and save them all in my folders, using them for each of their applications. When I do presentations, people ask me "how long do you spend in photoshop with your images?" My reply, which always gets a laugh - "2 -3 minutes."

I guess people think I am a liar, or crazy? No idea, but it is the truth. I spend more time posting the images on various websites, then I do with editing.

The reason? I love taking images with my camera, not with photoshop.
I would prefer to work in the field for 8 hours, and capture one good image, as opposed to spending hours trying to fix a bad shot with editing.

I work with a camera and lens, along with all the technical values toward a creative application. My work is never about any sort of technical achievement. Applying technology to create artistic and realistic images is fun and very challenging.



Black-bellied Hummingbird
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/400s f/4.0 at 270.0mm iso800

Enjoying the Breeze! -

This skimmer was bringing in some food to the family, gliding gently in the wind for a soft landing.

This location was amazing, so peaceful and natural. Lots of birds in the colony meant non-stop shooting, so these captures bring back that feeling of awe while we were enjoying this superb location.

This will definitely be a regular summertime visit for me!

Best wishes from Canada.

Black Skimmer in Flight
RJB USA Tours
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1/1250s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso640

The Ultimate Test!

A good action photographer can do well with these tiny birds, for me
this is my most difficult subject. Hummingbirds in flight can be an awesome challenge. to get everything right, it does take practice,along with all the fun!

Looking forward to my next package of tours coming in November through to June... click if your interested in joining my tour!
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Magnificent Hummingbird in Flight
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/1000s f/4.0 at 350.0mm iso1000

A Sprinkle of Rain:

Can make such a difference! We get under cover for the heavy rains, but for the sprinkle - love it! With a wet perch, a rain streak in the background, and soft natural light, the shooting is endless!

Truly, nothing that is special comes easy, we all know that. Each time I take on an adventure to these locations, a new trick comes up, a new angle, new advantages, mostly a result of pure tenacity.

The drive to make my tour better never seems to stop! The next tour in November 2014 will be really sweet!, please join me if you wish.

Best wishes, and thanks for looking!

Fiery-throated Hummingbird
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1/125s f/4.0 at 380.0mm iso500

Wonder in Green "are you looking at me?"

Lucky for such a chance! Such a pretty bird to photograph! Thanks to my guest Dick Collins for pointing this one out to me! What a blast!

Thanks to everyone for your +1's and shares!

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Long-tailed silky-flycatcher
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/200s f/5.6 at 340.0mm iso1000

Telephoto Photography with a Spotting Scope:

Taken from about 22-25 yards, the skimmers are busy tending to their chicks! Thanks to the support from Swarovski Optiks!

Black Skimmer and Chick
RJB USA Tours
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Canon EOS 70D ,Swarovski Spotting Scope 95mm
1/400s f9.5 iso200

Costa Rica Tours:

Every tour seems to get better, learning the skills needed to work
with natural light and fast moving subjects can be the ultimate challenge in bird photography.

It's one thing to photograph such an awesome bird, and another to
give its beauty justice, to transmit the amazing colours and fine details to our digital sensors.

The fun is in the learning!

ray@raymondbarlow.com

Green-crowned Brilliant
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/250s f/4.0 at 360.0mm iso640

True Nature:

Enjoying the colours of nature in Costa Rica is always a wonderful
time. We experiment with different angles, subjects, perches, and light - all natural!

One of the secrets in creative photography is knowing when to shoot. Each situation has an optimal combination of camera settings for exposure, depth of field. shutter speed and iso. A good photograph is a combination of so many factors - putting it all together for one split second is critical.

For me, the merging of all the technology, with the creative ability to catch the right angle, in the right light, anticipating nature is all of the fun. Truly, the endless ability to gain knowledge of nature, birds, animals is the most amazing part of what I do for a living.

The opportunity to show you an image is the icing on the cake! - even better, when you sign up for one of my programs!

Bengal Tigers coming soon!!
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Violet Sabrewing
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/250s f/4.0 at 250.0mm iso640

A Wonder in Flight!

These hummingbirds never fail to amazing me with their sense of flight and navigation skills!

They tear around the garden in a crazy rush to get to each destination, in a frantic pace that is hard to imagine! The colour and speed is unbelievable!

Thanks for looking, have a great weekend!


Green-crowned Brilliant Female in Flight
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/640s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso640

The Celebration of Life ...

Is to watch nature dance!

The fun involved with this type of photography is enormous. The fiery-throated is a very active bird, with unlimited energy. They dance in the air, performing for the audience like no other bird I have seen - indeed a celebration of life!

Thanks for looking, and sharing!
Please contact me anytime for upcoming tours.
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Fiery-throated Hummingbird in Flight
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/1250s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso1600

Posing for a photo!

Some of these hummingbirds like to stay close to the food and protect the opportunity. This bird had full control!

Any intruder was quickly pursued, and exported from the scene. This become frustrating for the photographer as we wish for a variety of species, colours, and flight shots.

So, we go with the flow, capture what we can and be as creative as possible. There is only so much one can control, this is their home, their environment. It is fun to watch!

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Thanks to all of my guests on these recent 5 tour to Costa Rica. We sure had a good time, and lots of shooting!

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White-necked jacobin
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/640s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso1600

Nature's Beauty

Watching these birds nest, and feed their young was incredible last week. I sure hope to have another chance to use my Swarovski Scope and Canon 70D with these birds.

Maybe a thousand adults on this beach! Lots of babies, and lots of feeding. Special thanks to my guests, and to nature for providing the view!

Thanks to you for sharing!

Black Skimmer and Chick
RJB USA Tours

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Canon EOS 70D
Swarovski Spotting Scope 95mm / 1440mm ef.
1/500s f9.5 iso200

A very difficult shot!

Waiting along side of a pond for the skimmer to come in
for a drink is great fun, and so challenging!

Every few minutes, a bird would scoop some water for a drink here at this water hole, we would wait patiently for a chance to capture them at the right moment. I have several splash down images, but this shot caught my eye, as the bird lifted out of the water to gulp down the beverage.

Thanks to my guests, we sure had a great time here in New York City, I do plan a return visit!

Thanks to my friend Harry Hersh for helping me set up this program, and work out all the details.

Have a great weekend!

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Black Skimmer in Flight
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1/2000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso400

What a Great Tour!

We really have a superb visit to this colony of skimmers, terns, and oyster catchers.

My guests and I were treated to so much opportunity! Non-stop photography with all of these wonderful birds. a peaceful and incredible setting, great colours!

I really want to go back here soon!
Join me!
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Black Skimmer in Flight
RJB USA Tours
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1/2000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso200

Traveling South - The Awesome Black Skimmer! + my FB.

Hosting a tour in the USA is always great fun! On a beach with nesting terns, skimmers, and oyster catchers can be more then amazing!

We arrived in the late afternoon, a quick dinner, then off to this colony. Within minutes, we had hundreds of birds to see and photograph. Fortunately, the public beach makes things very easy, as the birds are very used to people, they fly by within 10 yards!

2 more full days of shooting, then a tour to NYC with my family, and home to Canada from there... busy!

Thanks to all of my guests this year, so far, life has been amazing!

Best wishes!

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Black Skimmer in Flight
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1/1000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso200

Costa Rica Beauty

This tiny bird about 3 inches long performed for our group for at least 2 hours while visiting this lodge in these cloud forests of Costa Rica. We were very fortunate to have some nice direct light while the bird was feeding.

The cloud forests provide what seems like endless opportunities for photography. So many birds, in a small area, this sure makes my job easy!

More tours are now set up, please contact me if you are interested...
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Volcano Hummingbird in Flight
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/1250s f/6.3 at 380.0mm iso400

"Showing Off in the Breeze!"

The amazing Resplendent Quetzal is our prize "catch" for photographers in Costa Rica. With such a large bird (about 5 feet long) from head to tail tip, it is very difficult to find a good environment and have this bird co-operate.

Once in a while, we are lucky! This bird displayed for our guests for at least 10 minutes... and at least 500 images! Very difficult to pick a favourite! I did take a few seconds of video, link below if you are interested. Set you view to 1080p.

Thanks to all of my Costa Rica guests, we have had some amazing luck, and sweet opportunities. A new tour in Ecuador for January!

Raymond

Resplendent Quetzal
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/500s f/6.3 at 330.0mm iso1600

video - http://youtu.be/-mlaLRxRnKE

Hope this works!
take care.

Who Really is the Boss?

Always a tough question! I guess in nature, we always see different species fight, truly, it is only natural. Every bird, animal seems to want their own private space, food, family. I am sure in most cases, this is worth fighting for.

After hosting 15 tours to Costa Rica, mainly for hummingbirds, on my 12th program, I was able to catch a series of images with 2 birds in focus, and doing battle. I am sure I could easily do 100 more tours, and not capture such a shot! I think I have about 6 shots from this series, taken at 4 frames per second, so you can imagine how lucky I was !!

Fiery-throateds are the ultimate squabblers. My guests are in awe with their beauty, and amused by their necessity to fight. Two birds will sometimes engage in battle up in the air like this pair, then eventually lose their ability to fly, and end up on the ground, "duking it out"!

It's funny when some guests will reach down to take the pair and separate them! When fiery-throateds get into these battles, the fight is so intense, people seem to have no effect on them, so we can actually move them apart, and let the birds go on their way.

More photo tours are now being prepared for the fall / winter season, email me if you are interested... ray@raymondbarlow.com

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Raymond

Frozen in Flight

The technical challenge for Photographers!

To capture a hummingbird in flight, with little or no wing blur. Personally, I like a bit of blur. To me it just looks more natural. I do not like flash for birds for this very reason., they simply look fake.

When we are watching these birds buss around the flowers, our eyes and brains cannot be fast enough to freeze the wings, so a bit of blur is more natural.

Once in a while, when I get lucky, the wings are caught in an almost still position, with a bit of blur.. as this image has those properties.

Thanks for looking, I hope you will join me in Costa Rica some day!

Green-crowned Brilliant Feeding
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1/1250s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso640

Lift Off!!

Waiting at least 10 minutes for this bird to take off was fun! Which direction would it fly? Being 100% ready every second is the key to success here, as this bird is very fast!

The Lilac breasted roller hunts from low positions, so it can see bug fly overhead against the sky. It will dart off the perch, race into the sky, and capture the prey!

One of my top favourites, as this bird has wonderful colours.

Raymond

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Lilac Breasted Roller
RJB Tanzania, Africa Tours
1/1600s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso200

It's a Fight!

As beautiful as these birds are, they just can't get along!

A light rain sets the mood, dark skies, and superb natural light! Amazing, some of these battles last a few seconds, and some will carry on for a full minute.

To witness this event, very cool. To catch a shot of the action, even more fun! To share it with people who love nature is a wonderful part of photography. Thanks to everyone for clicking on my images, very much appreciated! Please respect nature!

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Green Violetear Duel
RJB Colours of Costa Rica Tour
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1/250s f/4.0 at 260.0mm iso500