Tucan- Costa Rica-

[Steve Bein]

Artie was there. This was from a "recovery" location. A private farm where a dying man had collectd mostly macaws but had the tucan and a few others. They flew free in the jungle daytime and returned to the protected cages and roosts at night. This is not a zoo or contained location, so I do not know how to classify it. Perhaps Artie can comment on the facility.Anyway, this is better in full size than web size. from a 2004 trip
D60
100-400IS@135mm
1/800 sec, f/3.2
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 200
Flash: Off

[Lance Warley]

Beautiful pose and deatils, Steve.

I think it would benefit from brightening.

[Jim Neiger]

Hi Steve,

I like this interesting, colorful bird and the composition you chose. I also like the head position. The food in the bill is a bonus.

The image does apear a bit dark and would likely benefit from some brightening and S/H tool. Both could be applied selectively to just the bird. There is also a noticible sharpening halo around the top of the bill and several other areas. If you select just the bird and then contract the selection a bit before applying USM, the halo can be avoided. Another option is to use a quick mask with a soft brush to select the areas for USM.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful bird and lovely portrait . I agree with Jim suggestions and would like to see it just a tad brighter. Thanks for sharing !

[Stephen Stephen]

Beautiful bird with amazing colours. Brightening already mentioned.

[Jody Melanson]

Hi Steve,

I like this interesting, colorful bird and the composition you chose. I also like the head position. The food in the bill is a bonus.

The image does apear a bit dark and would likely benefit from some brightening and S/H tool. Both could be applied selectively to just the bird. There is also a noticible sharpening halo around the top of the bill and several other areas. If you select just the bird and then contract the selection a bit before applying USM, the halo can be avoided. Another option is to use a quick mask with a soft brush to select the areas for USM.

What Jim said! :)

[Raymond Barlow]

very nice image, what fantastic light you had!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

What a bill. I like the colors and details of it. I agree with Jim and would love to see this species sometime.