Golden-chevroned Tanager

[Nancy Bell]

Photographed this tanager last fall in Brazil at a feeder set-up and in the rain. You can see rain drops on the bird and in the background. I used a tripod and fill-flash at -1.

Canon 7D, Canon EF400 f4 DO IS, ISO 500, 1/500, f5.

C & C very welcome.

[Jim Buescher]

Nice looking bird, sharp with lots of detail. Nice pose and excellent use of fill flash. Perch may be a little overpowering but, hey, that's where he decided to pose for you.

[Norm Dulak]

Nice image Nancy. A most attractive, colorful bird that is sharp and well exposed. I also like the over the shoulder look and the background but agree that the perch is not the best fit for the little bird.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Nancy, loved the comp, pose, colors and the details. nice blur on the perch.

[annmpacheco]

Beautiful exposure and detail, like the HA too. Sure a smaller perch would have been preferred but you get what you get and this is a stunning bird. TFS, Ann

[James Fuller]

What a gorgeous bird. Very Sharp Image and lovely background. Thanks for sharing

[Stan Cunningham]

That's a great shot and I'm amazed at the sharpness throughout at F5. How close were you?
And I like the perch, it's the habitat where the bird lives, but I've learned since joining here I'm much more a naturalist than artist.

[Nancy Bell]

Thank you everyone for looking and commenting. I was probably 15 -20 feet from the bird (give or take some as I am pretty bad at estimating distance :t3).