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This is a wonderful shot! I wish it were mine. I would suggest taking a little green out of the background, if you want to bring out the lovely greens in the plumage.
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Juan Carlos, this is a stunning portrait of a bird I've never seen before. Well composed and details look good on my screen. I like the vegetation along the perch and the single leaf below (though I might be tempted to "repair" the hole in it). Colors are vivid and the lighting looks wonderful. Maybe just a slight tone down of the brighter circles in the background but that's not a real complaint. I keep going back to look at this image because I really like it.
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nice pose and details, I like the perch but the lone leaf in the FG is distracting. there is a bit of a green cast from filtered light
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Great capture. What an amazing dagger of a bill. I love the comp; it would be equally lovely without the leaf in the LLC, but in a way that helps to anchor the image. Interesting suggestion from Diane. In my limited experience in tropical rainforests, getting enough light was a constant struggle, so this is a great opportunity well realized. Was the SS really 1/25th?
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Sure it was 1/25sec. Bill! eventhough it looks as there was a lot of light for this one there was not enough and I did not wanted to use fill flash since the eyes of this birds get the steely eyed very easy. Thanks for your comments!
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Fabulous image. Beautiful colors, details,nice perch and BG. Would remove the leaf at the bottom.
Very nice composition too.
Regards,
Satish.
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Lovely image of the species. The shooting angle was managed well and impressive sharp details given the very slow shutter speed. I totally dig the oof specular highlights in the background. Would not change a thing here.
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Hi JC, I like your comp, and the pose of the Jacamar. Overall, nice and sharp, and I like the inclusion of the vine on the perch. I agree, the lone leaf should go, and would blend away the lighter circular highlight middle left.
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What a wonderful species this is!! I like the vertical composition alot, including the leaf (which I too would be tempted to "fix" the holes in it). A pretty nifty perch too. The POV looks like it was borderline steep and the head cocked away is a culprit in giving us that impression (I love the bill pointing upwards though!!). I like the highlights in the BG but I'd smoothen the edges of the larger bolder one at left. Lastly, I would try to tame the greenish cast that is apparent here. Still a wonderful image, well exposed, lots of good details.
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Nicely done Juan C I last saw one off the bridge in Sarapiqui, they dont show very often.
I would remove the greenery llc
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Striking looking bird and a beautiful capture of it, Juan. Love the composition, colors pose and background.
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lovely comp & a great looking bird. like the colors & details
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Originally Posted by
Daniel Cadieux
Juan, following my previous comment here is what I had in mind. Using "Color balance" I added 40 points of magenta to the subject and perch and used a soft clone stamp to soften the edges of the larger highlight. What do you think?
Hey Daniel I belive you nailed this one! I will try to work this image and see if I can land close to your repost. Thanks for your input and hard work!
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