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Linda Robbins
01-01-2008, 07:46 PM
Canopy Lodge - Panama


On the grounds of the beautiful Canopy Lodge in Panama, many species of birds can be lured into photographic range by putting out one of their favorite foods....bananas! Setting up perches of various sizes gives both small and large birds comfortable landing spots, and carefully placing them so that the backgrounds are distant gives the photographs a clean uncluttered look. The banana was placed on a stick below this perch.

One of my favorite visitors to the feeder set up was the large Oropendula. This was taken on a dark, overcast day last month.

Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Shutter speed: 1/50 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash -1 1/3
ISO: 640
Lens: 500mm

Arsdel Fluesmeier
01-01-2008, 07:50 PM
A very nice image. I want to go to Canopy Lodge!!!!

Alfred Forns
01-01-2008, 07:59 PM
Pose and bg does it for me Linda !!!! Big Congrats !!!!!

Judy Lynn Malloch
01-01-2008, 08:02 PM
Hi Linda this too was one of our favorite birds at Canopy Lodge when we visited it a year ago last spring. Wonderful eye contact and excellent exposure in this capture Linda. I also very much like the pose and clean BG. Excellent image !

Seetharam
01-01-2008, 08:03 PM
Very nice shot of this species!

Fabs Forns
01-01-2008, 08:10 PM
Lovely pose and bird, EiChief :)

Gyorgy Szimuly
01-01-2008, 08:40 PM
Cannot wait to join you one day. This is amazing to see such a clear bg with this bird.
Love the pose and the colors here.
Szimi

Maxis Gamez
01-01-2008, 08:44 PM
Hi Linda,

What a cool looking bird. The BG is fantastic and I really like the colors and details. Very well done!

James Salywoda
01-01-2008, 08:56 PM
Gorgeous bird sweet pose and details....

Sid Garige
01-01-2008, 09:21 PM
Talk about details now. Wonderful subject with excellent background. A perfect image IMHO.

Arthur Morris
01-01-2008, 09:25 PM
A very nice image. I want to go to Canopy Lodge!!!!

Arsdel, You can e-mail me for more info on Canopy Lodge. It was a great place.

Linda, Great Photoshop work on this difficult subject. I love the pose and the perch; the subject just glows. You did leave a bit of banana on the bill...

later and love, artie

Ian McHenry
01-15-2008, 09:20 PM
Hi Linda
Wow 500mm lens @ 1/50sec.
Beautiful learning shot with increased EV and light flash.
Ian McHenry