Gartered Trogon

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

This male Gartered Trogon was calling from a near by branch but was all too obstrusive and busy so I used a bit of playback to get him land a bit closer but
I guess he just landed way too close for my 600 and the 1.4TC, sadly I did not have enough time to remove the TC and the bird flew away...

7D2
600f/4+1.4TC
ISO 800
1/50sec
Tripod
Fill flash
EV +0.7

Thanks for looking

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

The peril of prime lenses! Nothing to cry about though - this is a nice pic. Love the sharpness & colors. I'm usually not too fond of a straight-on stare but this is nice in its own way.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Wonderful colors, great details, nice BG, perch and composition.
Seeing for the first time. TFS.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like how the perch is angled, sharpness, eye contact, exposure, flash work and composition. You did really well with the tough lighting conditions. How do you like your new 7D II?

[Bill Dix]

A different pose from this fellow. Lovely colors on bird and BG. Good flash work.

[keith mitchell]

Beautiful bird very well taken.

Keith.

[William Dickson]

I love the pose and the HA on ths image Juan. Nice and sharp, lovely colours on the bird and a great BG.

[gail bisson]

What a beautiful bird. I just love the colors in this image.
I like the direct gaze and the IQ and the comp.
Well done,
Gail