Looking forward to a partly cloudy day tomorrow here in the Pacific Northwest after to many days of rain. Here is another Costa Rica bird - Keel-billed Toucan taken in the rain. I deleted a couple of branches from the upper left and cropped about 15%.
The colors are amazing on this fellow, soft light lets them really glow. Sharp, well exposed, I like the rain drops, open bill.
I would be tempted to crop from the left enough to remove the OOF trunk in LUC, down from the top a bit, in from the right as well, and clone out the little bit of green leaves still showing above.
I suspect the IQ will hold up well enough for that, and it would really highlight the bird.
Great shot Laurie! Love the colour and details on the bird! The rain in the background really adds to the setting. If this was my image, I would crop the top and right canvas slightly, clone out that trunk in the top left corner and clone out the hanging leaves about the bird. Again, excellent image!
The soft light really showcases this beautiful birds' colors.
Like the comp and the raindrops and IQ.
I agree 100% with Randy and Raymond re:cloning out OOF trunk in LUC. I would also crop the RHS so that the branch intersects with the corner,
Gail
Hi Laurie, love the soft light, and you have exposed the Toucan nicely. Good angled pose with the open beak, sharp, and I like how the curved perch runs through the frame. Great BG, and the rain adds to the image. Randy has mentioned the branches that I would remove too.
Thank you all for your suggestions and comments. You all seem to be in agreement so I have deleted leaves and branches and cropped to 8x10, I do agree that it is a better photo of the bird. I originally wanted some habitat but I can see that there was not enough of it to add anything to the photo. Here is my hopefully improved photo.
Laurie, i like the repost, but I may have gone further, probably less habitat than you like, but I thought the bird was terrific,
and the bird and the rain was enough for me.
Hope you don't mind.
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Wonderful shot.
Love the rainfall, great perch, nice timing on the open beak, nice details, and wonderful background.
I really like your repost and Dan's too. Either one is stunning.
Well done.
Your repost rocks! I think the branch above the bird adds to the image in terms of "flow"
and more visual interest, so I don't care for the repost in pane#13.
Love the rain and the great subject expression.
Your repost rocks! I think the branch above the bird adds to the image in terms of "flow"
and more visual interest, so I don't care for the repost in pane#13.
Love the rain and the great subject expression.
Another superb image, Laurie. Great exposure and details in the wet feathers. I like both reposts because they accentuate the bird more but that's up to you. Keep `em coming!
Hi, Laurie. I think the advice you received was great and gave you an improved final product with the reposted version. Just love the soft light and rain here!
Another rainy day
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