Flame-Colored Tanager Takes a Bow
Here's one of my favorite interesting bird pose photos. I watched this Flame-Colored Tanager for quite a few minutes in the cloud forest of Costa Rica during my 2007 tour. What a performer this guy was! It looks to me like he's taking a bow!
Canon 30D, 700mm, f/5.6, 1/500, ISO 200, fill flash, monopod
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Fantastic on all counts. Love the color of the bird, the sharpness, the "perch," and the BKGR. Way to go!
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Fantastic photo of the performer, and I like that the reds didn't blow out. Nice Job.
Bill
excellent shot Doug, some really nice light here.
Great job on exposure. I like the pose, not usual.
Great pose, exposure control, details, perch and BG, everything so to speak. :) I like it a lot!
Great pose and moment! U love the perch and sharpness too! Congratulations!
Hey Doug! great to read you are coming to Costa Rica next year!
As said above great image in all aspects. This is a real performer!
Excellent image! I saw one of these guys when I was down there but was never fortunate enough to find a performer like you...
Just lovely!
Hey, Doug. Looks just as good as the day you shot it. I can't find any fault with this one. I have these guys in my yard every day but have never taken the time to photograph them seriously. Now I'm going to have to see if I can beat this image but I don't think that's very likely!
Cheers,
Greg
A fantastic image with an interesting pose. Well done.
Doug, you have fantastic photos for thousand exhibitions! This one is not an exception, too!
Thanks everyone! Costa Rica is a great place to bring your camera gear. It's hard to not get good stuff down there.
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Wonderful image Doug - I really like the interesting pose, detail and perch - cool bird too.
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