Hello,
This is my first attempt at a post on BPN. re: February theme - Portraits.
Coming back from a birding trip to Southern Ecuador, I had dozens of the typical very nice pictures of an endemic target species - Jocotoco Antpitta (a cute papaya on legs as my wife remarked).
I tried something a little different to see if I could coax some emotional response for this bird that has a lot of "nice" pictures already. The result is this rather tongue-in-cheek: "Jocotoco - Feared by Nightcrawlers Everywhere"
I'd like some feedback (be kind to the newbie) on these sort of things.
1. I could have cloned out the blown out overexposures of the sun glinting off the worm, but I think it elicits some more "slimy" of the worm? Question: do you recommend editing for a more technically good picture, or do you sometimes leave in "mistakes"?
2. Does anyone else get any emotional reaction to this - a bit of a chuckle perhaps, or am I just trying too hard?
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this.
Details I think I'm supposed to provide:
Date: Oct 29, 2018
Location: Southern Ecuador, Tapichalaca Reserve
Circumstances: Feeding station along a lodge trail
Equipment: Canon 80D, 100-400L ii at 248mm
EXIF: 1/200 f/5.6 ISO 1250
Cropped and exposure adjustments in Lightroom.







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. I get what you were going for, but I agree I'd raise the exposure up (while still keeping it a bit on the dark and mysterious side). Having those red eyes more visible would enhance that feel. I love the "down-the-barrel" look and the...umm...juicy worms. More room all around you be beneficial as well as the subject is rather tight in the frame.


