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    In honor of St. Paddy's day! Taken in South Africa 9/14. 5DMIII, 1/1000, f5.6, ISO 1000 500f4, TTL -3. Thanks for looking; comments and advice are encouraged and greatly appreciated.
    Last edited by Katie Rupp; 03-17-2015 at 11:23 AM. Reason: added flash detail

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    Great way to honour the Saint! What a remarkable looking bird - never seen anything quite like it!
    Image quality is excellent. In the unlikely event that this was ever mine - I would remove that little speck of white on the feathers and the bright dot in the pupil - from the fill flash, I presume.

    Thanks, its amazing!

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    Hey Katie this is so stunning .......... a green monochrome , never seen that before .
    Extremely well processed with great colors and very fine detail .
    I would agree with Gerald regarding the flash spot in the eye, but would leave the other white one where it is .

    Really nice work . TFS Andreas

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    Wow! You've been saving this just for today? Fabulous bird, great capture. Yes to removing the flash catchlight. Nice work, Katie.

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    It was about a month ago when I saw this bird posted on NSN. It's amazing that birds like this exist. Great capture.

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    A really superb image and like everything about it. I would agree with the removal of the eye highlight

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    Nice one Katie, and a perfect choice for St. Patrick's Day! I might get rid of the catchlight in the center of the pupil.
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    What a stunning little bird and perfect for St. Patrick's Day! Lovely details in your feathers and nice pose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Karl Egressy View Post
    It was about a month ago when I saw this bird posted on NSN. It's amazing that birds like this exist. Great capture.
    The NSN post was by Nate Chappell (Trogon Tours) and I was probably right next to him at the time as it we were on his South Africa trip. Many great sightings...

    Thanks for the kind words.

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    How cool is this!! Superb image...the green on green is fantastic. excellent feather detail. Is the crest always raised like this? Funny...I don't mind the pin-point catchlight, but would remove the dot on the pluamge as well as the small faint white area touching the forehead. Thanks for sharing this beauty!!

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    I like the detail, sharpness, composition and green theme. A new bird for me. Very well done Katie.

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    I told Nate to print and frame his and I recommend you do the same too. Beautiful bird with that red eye ring and the white trim. Well done
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    wow! what a bird. stunning portrait with great colors, IQ & comp.

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    Thanks to everyone for taking the time to comment; I will make the suggested edit to the eye and probably take out the white spot, too. Glad it pleased you.

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    Trivia buffs may be interested to note that turacos are the only birds that are really green in the sense that their color is derived from a green pigment rather than the optical tricks of feather structure most "green" birds employ.

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