Blue-gray Tanager

[Jim Crosswell]

Here is another Tanager image from my set up in Costa Rica. Hope you enjoy it.

Nikon D500
Sigma 150-600 @600mm
ISO 1250
1/400s
f6.3
Tripod

[John Mack]

Beautiful bird. Love the perch, pose and background.

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

Lovely bird, nice head angle, interesting perch with texture and detail, without being overpowering, soft BG.

Cheers

Randy

[dankearl]

Flat out gorgeous for me...
I think you could maybe do a pass of NR on the BG.

[Isaac Grant]

Ooh this is pretty. It's funny how in Costa Rica, this is about the least colorful of all of the tanagers that you will encounter except Palm Tanager but the subtle colors on this bird or no less beautiful. I love the perch, the pose and the background. All are just great. Only thing I would work on is the light area on the top of the head. As presented the whites are too hot and you don't have much detail there.

[Raybel Robles]

Very nice image. Lovely perch, pose and BG. I do agree with Isaac, perrhaps you can extract a bit more details from the top of the head and maybe a little bit of sharpening from the top of the eye could help.

[gail bisson]

This is very nice Jim. Love the perch and the pose. Great HA and good details. I agree with Isaac re: toning down the whites on head.
You did well in CR,
Gail

[Graham Wilkes]

Lovely image Jim,
I agree with comments regarding top of head.
Like the pose, perfect HA, great detail in plumage and perch.
I have been fortunate to see these beauties on Tobago, love the eyes.

Graham

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, lovely HA, sharp, and overall, good DOF on the Tanager. I like the angled perch together with all the litchen on it, and the blues of the Tanager look good against the darker BG.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.