Crimson-Rumped Touconet

[Melvin Grey]

As a change to photographing the Hummingbirds I had a go chasing these birds feeding in a nearby tree, the colours are incredible. Like most tropical rainforest birds the main difficulty is getting a clear view in the first place. BG highlights have been toned down in PS

Canon 1D Mk111, 500mmf4L plus TC1.4 on tripod. EXP. 1/60th @ f10, ISO 800

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful soft light.,pose and details...I would prefer a cleaner bg

[Grant Atkinson]

What a bird, I must say the colour, texture and detail are excellent in this image..well done.
TFS
Grant

[Kurt Bowman]

Excellent detail and color in this shot. I think you did a good job of seperating the bird from the busy BG...especially with the BG containing mostly the same colors of the bird.

[Richard Unsworth]

Wonderful bird and shot.
I know exactly what you mean re rainforest :-)

Whereabouts was this taken Ecuador?

Rich

[Melvin Grey]

Manos, That's the natural habitat! Clean BGs are few and far between in the rainforest, even finding the bird is a problem. As Kurt commented, the bird's colours echo the BG colours and even such a relatively large bird will blend in remarkably well.
Yes Richard, - Mindo Loma Lodge, Ecuador - thoroughly recommended! E-mail me for more info. if you want to.
Thank you all for your interest and comments.

[annmpacheco]

thanks for climbing all over for this shot, stunning and the sharpness is terrific.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

A very nice toucanet and picture! Love the habitat, is traditional of the cloud forest (after seen the moss). Nice light as well.

[Simon Bennett]

Nice pose, very sharp and I like the overall verdant quality of the image.