This is an image from Costa rica. Remember we are surrounded by rainforest on all sides and the challenge one faces to get a bird out in the open with good lighting is well a real challenge but wonderful !!!
Nikon DNikon 600mm F4
ISO 200
1/320, F8
manual
All comments are much appreciated and thanks !!
05-25-2010, 04:49 PM
Jeff Parker
Is that a bit of motion blur on the beak? Looks good overall, I might have opened up the aperture a bit to lower the shutter speed.
05-25-2010, 04:52 PM
douglasgraham
Judy I love the DOF it really makes the viewer have direct eye contact. Wonderful exp in handling the blacks over all really nice IMO.
05-25-2010, 04:56 PM
Steve Maxson
Love the colors, pose, and light, Judy. That eye really grabs your attention. Well done.
05-25-2010, 05:11 PM
Stephen Stephen
Judy wonderful image of this bird (a species that I didn't see while in CR last year). I love the HA and the sharp details.
05-25-2010, 05:17 PM
Fabs Forns
Very nice for the reason noted above, very nice and well done, comadre.
05-25-2010, 06:43 PM
stuart wanuck
beauty is in the eye of the beholder very nice
05-25-2010, 09:09 PM
Julie Kenward
What a beautiful bird, Judy! Love the pose - the turn of the head - really special! Are the white specs near the eye/beak area part of the bird's coloring or should those be cloned out? Just wondering as I've never seen this species.
05-26-2010, 04:17 AM
Kiran Poonacha
very beautiful judy, nice HA, colours and pose..
05-26-2010, 08:21 AM
Bill Dix
Beautifully rich colors and detail. Great head turn and eye contact. Amazing to come up with this in the middle of the rainforest.