Red-headed Barbet (Ecuador)

[Glenn Bartley]

I just got back from a fabulous month in Ecuador where I lead two back-to-back photo workshops. It was a fantastic trip and it sure was great to get back to that place! If you havent been to Ecuador to photograph birds it is an absolute MUST.

Here's one bird that my group had awesome opportunities to photograph - the Red-headed Barbet.

All the best!

Glenn

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/100 sec
Aperture: 4.5
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash exposure compensation: -1 2/3
ISO: 400
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM

[Bill Dix]

Spectacular bird, nicely captured. Colors, detail, perch, pose and bg all work nicely. Good use of flash. Amazing that you could capture this at 1/100s.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Thats some real sharpness for 1/100, great colors and loved the perch too.. very nicely done..

[David Gancarz]

This is a wonderful image! BG, sharpness, exposure, the lichen-covered perch, the crop and, of course, the subject and pose are excellent. No steel-eye, either. Very well done.

[Peter Farrell]

Superb image of a beautiful bird. The BG and perch are very complimentary to the bird's colors.
Peter

Please critique my image, I need all the help I can get:S3:

[Johan Kruger]

lovely colors, super capture! Love barbets

[AlvanBuckley]

Great image and the background goes well with the bird. Almost too much green really! Good HA as well.
TFS

[DanWalters]

Very nice! The soft light really brings out the colors in the bird.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Brilliant colours here . Love that perch too !!

[Craig Brelsford]

Strong shot all around, Glenn. Details sharp from the glossy bill on into the plumage.

[Greg Basco]

Hi, Glenn. Great image -- love the subtle use of flash as well as the perch and the BG. 1/100 -- you must have been elated:S3:

Cheers,
Greg Basco