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    Default Golden-hooded Tanager (Costa Rica)

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    I've been seeing some nice images from the tropics and thought I'd post one of my favorites from a few years back in Costa Rica. This Golden-hooded Tanager (or in Spanish siette colores - "seven colors") was coming in to feed at this fruiting shrub. I was really happy to get a nice clean frame of him. Anyone who has shot in the tropics knows that getting sharp frames at 1/50th of a second is a constant challenge.

    Hope you enjoy this one. And keep all the great posts coming!

    Camera Model: Canon EOS 10D
    Shutter speed: 1/50 sec
    Aperture: 8
    Flash: On @ -1 with better beamer
    Metering mode: Evaluative
    ISO: 400
    Focal length: 600mm (300mm f.2.8 + 2x)

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    Colorful bird nicely captured Glenn. I like the colors and crisp details of the bird. BG is buttery and does not detract..simple, non busy a plus. The only thing that I wonder about is the OOF flowers/berries ?? It's distracting and makes me a bit dizzy. Not sure if it would have worked better if they all were blurred...or all in focus, but the small circlular shaped blurred and sharp flowers really cause some movement...and I find this distracting from that beautiful bird. Nice job as a whole.

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    Glenn, I just posted this, but it seems to have disappeared, so here it is again...

    Thanks for posting this. I've never seen this bird before. Stunning colors.

    The blurring doesn't bother me...probably caused by the bird's weight.

    Great shot.

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    Very striking image Glenn and a wonderful pose and perch. The BG is a awesome and as far as the berries they are not a problem for me either. Beautifully created image Glenn !!

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    Nice perch, pose, colors and BG. Well done, Glenn.

    jn

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    Hey young man! This is lovely, I really like the setting and colors, well done!

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    Very striking image! I love the strong colours an the beautyful bird! A real winner!

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    hugh robateau
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    Those colors are over the top, Glenn!!! Very nice.

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    Very nice bird and photographed well knowing how hard to have such a clear shot. Can't do anything about oof berries :)
    Szimi

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    What a beautiful bird and well captured. Too bad about the OOF berries in the foreground.

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    Stunning image here Glenn! I don't know if it is my eyes or screen, but I think I see some noise in the BG?

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    Super image of such a beautiful bird Glenn....

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