Resplendent beauty!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Hello every one!

I have been a bit busy doing some scouting for a 2015 photo tour and workshop here in beautiful Costa Rica.

For this one I used

MarkIV+600f/4@f/8+ISO800+SS1/80!(yes it is dark in the cloud forest too!)Tripod+FF+Pretty much out of the camera except for an offending branch that was doing nothing in the image.

A good stabilazing technique is paramount when shooting at such slow shutter speeds even if you are using a sturdy tripod!


Thanks in advance for your crittiques and comments.

[Iain Barker]

What a fantastic bird.

I really like the IQ and coposition and the subject is amazing. The head looks a tiny bit soft, I wonder if it could be sharpened slightly more?

Iain

[Martin Dunn]

a beauty indeed.
Nice composition and brilliant colours.
Only slight niggle is the branches and leaves behind the bird's head, the rest of the BG works really well.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful bird, perch, BG (except very top part). Love the twisting tail feathers. I'd prefer to see a bit more room above the head.

[Holger Leyrer]

Stunning looking bird.

[Marina Scarr]

Stunning bird and image. Love how the tail is flowing. WOuld prefer a tad more room on top.

[Carl Walker]

Beautiful bird Juan.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image of beautiful bird. Very nice colors, perch and BG. Love the inquisitive pose.

Regards,
Satish.

[Karl Egressy]

Stunning image of a spectacular bird, Juan.

[Bill Dix]

What a nice pose he gave you, to get this FF. Nice work getting him this sharp at slow SS. Might tone down the brightest parts of the perch, and maybe a bit more sharpening on the bird if possible. But an enviable image to be sure.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I want to thank every one for your time, advise and good vibes! have a great weekend! :)

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Juan! I like the pose, perch, tail, details and HA. Another vote for a little more room up top.