Slaty-Tailed Trogon

[Doug Brown]

This was a new species for me in Costa Rica this year. We were treated to a competition between two males over a female early one morning. If you get the exposure right, the Mark III does some amazing things at high ISO.

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/photos/537791590_FQjZ9-O.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/300, ISO 2500, +2/3 EC, fill flash, tripod

[Randy Stout]

Doug:

Great job on the reds. As you say,very low noise for this ISO. Maybe a little creeping in on the dark tail feathers, but minor.

I might remove the small catchlight from the flash, and maybe tone down the perch just a bit.

Thanks for sharing with us!

Randy

[Krijn Trimbos]

Very nice shot Doug. The high ISO is not showing which I find impressive! Like the perch pose and colours in the bird. Would probably boost the contrast a bit more if this were mine. Nicely done!

[Octavio Campos Salles]

Very nice, excellent for the high ISO. Agree with Randy about cloning out that little flash catchlight.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

nice looking bird with beautiful colors and nice pose!

[Juan Aragonés]

Superb job and fantastic result for such a high ISO. I think that fill flash and nailed exposure are the best way to avoid noise in such high ISO conditions. Did you run noise reduction on the BG? Anyhow, a very good result considering the light condition and th efact that the bird seems to be perched high but you saved the situation with the creat eye contact. Well done

[Tony Whitehead]

Good job in the low light, Doug. Agree on burning in the perch a bit. Interesting that there is a similar bird with similar colouring (Narina Trogon) in Southern Africa. I was fortunate to see one once but long before digital cameras :(

[Ramon M. Casares]

I wish the bird was a tad lower, other than that, it looks very nice, great colors, BG, perch, detail, and sharpness! Congratulations!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great exposure control, details and eye contact. The use of fill really made this one. Another vote for removing the second catchlight.

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

[Dan Brown]

Very nice Doug! that was yet another of the special moments of the trip for me, following the three trogons around that morning! Loved it!!!

[Harshad Barve]

This is great job
Thanks for sharing

Harshad

[Chris van Rooyen]

Amazing species, and great use of flash. Can't fault this one:-)