Emerald Toucanet

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken in February at Santa Elena, Costa Rica. Light, wind and BG were an issue but I was still glad to get this image. Any comments are appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L F4
1.4 Extender
ISO 2000
1/200s
f8
Tripod

[Arthur Morris]

Sharp with a good EXP. I love the beautiful bird. The steep shooting angle and the berries right in front of the tail distract....

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks Arthur. I had to stand on top of a hill to get the steepness down to this level and moving either direction to the side introduced other blocking elements. Its one of those times you make the best of far from perfect situation.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Wow, perfect focus & detail Jim! The berries in front of the tail do not bug me too much as it does not appear to be hiding anything of interest. I rather find the dark-ish spot above the head to be a little distracting and if it was mine I probably would have lightened it up just a little. But all in all a beautiful environmental pic, well done! :5

[keith mitchell]

Jim my eyes stay on the excellent image quality of the bird especially the head, don't think I would have noticed the little nits if they had not been pointed out ,great piece of work.
Cheers Keith.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Arthur. I had to stand on top of a hill to get the steepness down to this level and moving either direction to the side introduced other blocking elements. Its one of those times you make the best of far from perfect situation.

I have been doing this for a while :S3: so I understand fully. You did quite well. And it is a gorgeous bird.

[Diane Miller]

Beautiful! The colors of the perch fit with the bird, and the soft BG detail is very nice. Wonderful sharpness!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Bummer about the obstructed tail, but I understand the situation and this is still a magnificent image. I really like the colours of the berries matching the subject, pretty cool.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, I havent seen this species before, and I really like the greens on him. Great detail throughout, sharp, and the lighter BG works well.

[Tom van den Brandt]

Great image Jim, good details and a nice perch.

Cheers, Tom

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jim , good job on exposure and getting all the nice colors and detail . Shooting angle not ideal, not much to do afterwards about that .
Gorgeous bird.
TFS Andreas

[John Robinson]

Good stuff. just enough detail in the back ground too. Like it.
John

[Bill Dix]

Beautiful bird, great pose, nice detail. POV and obstruction noted, but given the difficulties inherent in shooting tropical birds, this is very nicely done. Would love to see this species one day; one I've missed in my few southern jaunts.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments and suggestions.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image of handsome bird.

Regards,
Satish.