Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ecuador)

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I found this small flycatcher while visiting the Antisana Reserve in the highlands of central Ecuador.
It remained still enough time so I was able to get some ok images of it. In fact, we were leaving the facilities when this one desided to perch on that plant/scrub.


For this one I used

1D4+600f/4 (I)@f/8+1.4TC=840mm+EV+2/3+ISO1000+SS1/200sec.+Hand Held+ slight crop for compo.+LR+Resized and sharpened in PS CS6+composed in camera+natural light. No playback or feeder here but the real thing!

[John Robinson]

Great stuff Juan !
No feeders etc - dear oh dear - you will be banned !!(Joking) Lovely shot with great natural framing with the perch.And again my favourite pose - back view- head looking back
Love it !
JohnR

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and details, the BG is a bit bright

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

nice pose and details, the BG is a bit bright

Thanks for your input Arash. After inspecting the image more in detail, I found that it really looks bright on the BG. I also applyed some NR on BG. Here's a quick repost. Let me know how it looks!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice look back pose, lovely diagonal perch and composition. Re post looks perfect with darken BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

The RP is really quite an improvement. I would not have imagined that darkening the BG would have made this much of an improvement. Good eye by Arash. Love the pose and the perch. Wish the twigs weren't so close to his face, but you did well with what nature gave you.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful image very delicate, I like the pose and the perch, lovely colours.

[gail bisson]

This is one of your nicest shots Juan Carlos.
Love the diagonal line created by the perch, the head turn, the lovely BG and the IQ. I really like the curly twigs of the perch.
No nits from me ,
gail

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Many thanks every one for your kind comments and input!