Quote Originally Posted by Jordan


Wickerprints: Where are you from? I thought those were only in Hawaii....
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I *wish* I lived in Hawaii.


You mean this bird? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-crowned_Night_Heron


Seems like its range is pretty diverse.... Bear in mind I know almost nothing about birds. Never even had an interest in them until I got hooked on hummingbird photography. Come to think of it, maybe I would enjoy Costa Rica more than Hawaii. Below, a mix of the old and the new. First three are Anna's hummingbirds (Calypte anna), last one is a broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris):


5D Mark II + 100/2.8L macro IS @ f/5 @ 1/200s @ ISO 400


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5D Mark II + 100/2.8L macro IS @ f/7.1 @ 1/40s @ ISO 320


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40% crop of above photo:


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5D Mark II + 300/4L IS @ f/4 @ 1/40s @ ISO 320


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