Toucan Portrait

[Enrique Patino]

7D2, 500mm, 1/80, f/11, ISO 800, HH, full frame

Feedback and comments welcome

[keith mitchell]

Superb detail and colour, the eye is excellent.

[Randy Stout]

Enrique:

These guys are just over the top, cartoon like characters with the huge bill and bold colors.

You did very well hand holding this rig at that shutter speed, and I know you pushed the dof as much as you could with the available light. If this was a static situation and you could have tried a few shots with higher ISO to get more dof, worth a try however.
If he had turned that big honking bill a bit more parallel to the frame, that would have helped manage the dof too.

The left shoulder is perhaps a little overexposed, with loss of detail there.

He made me smile!

Cheers

Randy

[John Robinson]

Grand looking chap indeed!
Points covered above. Very dramatic.
JohnR

[Enrique Patino]

thanks all!

Agree 100% Randy with the technical points you make. It was all I could do - as far as I could push w/o taking my eye off the viewfinder. + I dont like using 1600 ISO. But I missed a lot of shots due to low SS... I could have pushed to f/13 I think... The frame with the bill more parallel was clipped. It happened quickly and I wanted the eye sharp. The shoulder is not blown I think, but the process I use has a creaming effect... need to try something different

the question to me is... do the shortcomings ruin the frame?

thanks!

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Superb image, terrific colours, composition and details. Good work!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good points brought forth, which I agree with. The colours are stunning to say the least!! I also love the luscious BG. I'm assuming you were not able to step back a few steps?

[Binu John]

Excellent portrait of this beautiful bird! Lovely colors and BG. TFS

[christopher galeski]

agree on comments made by Randy,but love the colors,and the eye is magic.TFS.

[Randy Stout]

thanks all!

the question to me is... do the shortcomings ruin the frame?

thanks!

Enrique:

For me, the impact of the colors and that amazing bill outweigh the dof issue. So, I think it is a successful frame, well worth keeping!

Cheers

Randy

[mohammad reza shahab]

Excellent portrait.Superb colour,BG and detail.