Keel-billed Toucan

[Richard Unsworth]

Her's one captured at Villa Toucan inside the Gandoco-Manzanillo Reserve near Punta Uva Costa Rica.

The Toucans were abundant at this place but not that easy to get close to.

7D and 100-400@ 400 from tripod
1/125 f5.5 ISO 800 Ev +1.33

NR to BG levels and Smart Sharpen

[Ken Watkins]

Richard,
What an amazing bird, the colours are nothing short of bizarre.

Does it need a touch more sharpening or is it my eyes?

[Richard Unsworth]

Hi Ken

Prefer not to do more sharpen, see what others say.
I much too polite to say it its your eyes, cant say, but mine are crap lol

[Satish Ranadive]

Very sweet and colorful bird.Love it.

Regards,
Satish.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and a good BG. the details are a bit lacking in the body and feet so maybe another round of sharpening.

TFS

[Richard Unsworth]

Thanks all.


Reposting with more sharpening.
PS Ken, your eyes are OK, mine.......

[Karl Egressy]

Nice clean shot of thi magnificent looking bird, Richard.

[Ken Watkins]

Richard,
I am looking at this first thing in the morning so my eyes are better from some rest (I think)

Too them it has made a vast improvement, from good to brilliant.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful toucan, you got its colours just right! I like the habitat, although I would be tempted to tone down some of the brighter highlights found within. Even though the head is angled slightly away from us I am still digging the pose. Did you run some NR to the perch too? It seems very polished and smooth. I could go for less canvas at bottom. Very nice overall!

[Richard Unsworth]

Hi ALL

Ken,thanks
Daniel -- perch hmm I dont think NR because I selected it with bird to adjust BG curve. Some trees there are really weird. I will have a look at the raw though
tfp!

[Melvin Grey]

Plumage detail and sharpness much better on the repost - they really are incredible birds! I like the dense foliage BG.