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    One more honeycreeper. I hope the legs are not over saturated, thing that is easy to do when saving for web presentation.


    Canon 30D
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    ISO 500
    f/6.3
    1/160
    Exp. +1
    Natural light
    Tripod
    Blind
    Very minimal PS work
    Almos FF.

    Suggestions are welcome.

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    Lovely bird and lovely pose here . Would have liked the bird to be a bit more brighter , but otherwise a lovely image .

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    Well done Juan Carlos! Lovely image. Nice comp. Perhaps a little sharper? I am on a different monitor though, so that could be why. :)

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    One beautiful species for sure , lovely compo and nice BG , perch is nicely placed in frame , would love to see slightly brighter image
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    What a beautiful looking Bird bhai, loved the colours, right sized perch and Bg.. congrats..

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    What a gorgeous little birdie, amazing place Costa Rica should be...

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    Beautiful bird, good eye contact and BG. Saturation looks good, I would only tone down the crest a bit. The other parts could go a tad lighter for my taste.

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    What a bird....and a heck of a bokeh. Its not easy to get good BG in the forest and u did an amazing job here.

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    I tried to get this male in Belize but no luck. The red legs are as I remember them and the contrast between them and the body color is great. Nice profile and background. Might decrease brightness on crest and work with focal saturation.

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    Juan, I started to comment and realized I knew nothing about this beautiful bird. So I just googled it and now feel I know that this is a male in full breeding plumage. Am I correct? I might lighten some of the darks and the underside just a bit. The perch and the BG are pleasing. Well done. I hope someday to be able to photograph this lovely bird.:)
    Last edited by denise ippolito; 12-14-2009 at 09:38 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by denise ippolito View Post
    Juan, I started to comment and realized I knew nothing about this beautiful bird. So I just googled it and now feel I know that this is a male in full breeding plumage. Am I correct? I might lighten some of the darks and the underside just a bit. The perch and the BG are pleasing. Well done. I hope someday to be able to photograph this lovely bird.:)
    You are correct Denise, I forgot to mention that this is the male and in full breeding plumage, the underwing is bright yellow. I also find the under parts to be very dark for my taste. I didn't use fill flash in this one, I have some more images of this guy and hope some have better light. Thanks for stopping by.:)

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