Keel-billed Toucan

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken at a set up in Costa Rica. The BG is assorted palms. I had the flash set for fill but it did not fire. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
500L f4
ISO 400
1/125s
f6.3
Tripod

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful colorful bird with great details, Jim.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Jim , stunning shot. Great call on the BG...makes such a big difference. loved the colors, comp, details and the DOF. terrific pose and subject angle. Well done as always.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Simply stunning Jim. One of the best Toucan images I've seen. Light, bg, perch, pose ... all top notch!

[Bill Dix]

Spectacular shot, Jim. I like everything about it, including the great DOF for this magnificent bill, and the fanned palm BG. Maybe just as well the flash didn't fire. Might consider a little more NR on the BG?

[Carmelo Cannova]

Stunning colors. A beautiful image , great perch too.

Carmelo

[Karl Egressy]

Great angle, colours and background, Jim. It looks like you did not miss anything with the flash not fireing this time.

[Peter Dexter]

That is really impressive depth of field for F 6.3. Must be an amazing lens to work with. Very clear and great colors. I don't miss the absence of fill flash in tis photo.

[Tom Rambaut]

Engaging image - I hope to see these in the wild one day. Great colours.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Awesome all over Jim.

[Simon Bennett]

Super bird and image.

[jack williamson]

Excellent exposure for all of those colors! The fill might have lit the belly a little but this is just fine. I like the pattern of the palms in the bg.

Jack

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice pose colors and details

[Jonathan Ashton]

First class super detail throughout the tonal range, a great pose and a beautiful background to set it off.

[Sandesh R.Dhareshwar]

Superb image and striking colours

[Dan Busby]

A beauty Jim. Amazing DoF. Nice texture on the perch.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, I feel you have outdone yourself in this :w3 Stunning. Maybe its a good thing your flash didnt fire, as I find the natural light just perfect. The exposure and colours superb, and great DOF. I do like the lichen covered perch. Yep, a fine image Jim - congrats.