Keel-Billed Toucan in Habitat

[Doug Brown]

I got plenty of frame-filling Toucan shots in Costa Rica, but I also like the images that give you a sense of habitat. This bird picked a cool perch against a distant hill. I thought about a slightly tighter crop but decided against it. I'm interested in your opinions on the crop. Taken during my workshop with Greg Basco earlier this year.



Canon 1D Mark IV, 500mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 800, manual exposure, fill flash, tripod

[Mikko Viljamaa]

Doug I personally like your previous ones better. To me the branch is too dominant in this one.

Mikko

[arash_hazeghi]

great shot Doug, love how the perch balances the composition and great colors too.

[Stu Bowie]

Doug, the crop works for me, and I like how the perch runs diagonally through the frame. I prefer a looser crop, so this gets my vote. I do like the detail and colours, and well exposed on the blacks. Killer OOF BG too. Well done.

[Doug Brown]

Doug I personally like your previous ones better. To me the branch is too dominant in this one.

Appreciate the honest feedback Mikko.

[Troy Lim]

Very nice Doug, very colorful bird.

[Ofer Levy]

Would also like to see a tighter crop. I am not sure the OOF BG qualifies as "habitat" nor I find the perch to be particularly attractive to justify including so much of it in the frame.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Doug - I would love seeing these birds "in habitat" one day
lovely colours and exposure

I think the amount of perch would have worked better if it had ran corner-to-corner (ULC-LRC) if you get my drift?

to my eyes the toucan can use the slightest hint of more sharpening on its head

gorgeous colours!!

[Peter Hawrylyshyn]

DOug -
I'm not sure the branch in ULC adds much "habitat" that's not already in the rest of the picture. Personally, I would have preferred a tighter crop (maybe vertical)
The branch, colors of toucan, HA, background all look very good

[Jim Neiger]

Wonderful bird and surroundings, Doug. Well done!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Lovely quality and the bird is fantastic looking...I personally prefer tighter crops to see more detail on the bird ( but thats personal)

[Doug Brown]

Thank you all for your feedback!