This shows his colors very nicely. Also good perch, pose and bg. On my one excursion to Costa Rica I found the low light conditions to be very challenging. You did a nice job here with the low SS.
Thanks for your comments. I had to do some sharpening on the eye because there was definitely some motion in there...upon further review, I see some in the bill too.
Last edited by Gary Hamilton; 12-02-2012 at 01:56 PM.
Such a beautiful bird and dynamic pose. The bird really pops from that rich green background. I'm planning a trip there next year; hope to get such a lovely shot.
Hi Gary. Good advice above on bumping the ISO to get more shutter speed; I would also have opened up the aperture a bit for the same reason. Aracaris tend to move around a fair amount, so shutter speed really helps sharpen things up. I also see a yellow cast to the image.
I like the color and the pose. I think the bird is sharp enough. I looked at my aracari's and used f6.3 on most (never f8) and all have soft tails and/or bills. I think the choice of f8 was good. I also don't like to go over ISO 800 in low light. I think you did a great job on this bird.
Hi Gary, well exposed on this fellow, and I like the leaning inquisitive pose. Good to see the various colours on him, and I do like the BG. I agree, a faster ss would have achieved a sharper image.
Collared Aracari
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