Bellbird going "bonk".
Rarely captured in the open; here at Finca Lerida, Panama
f 8, 1/80, ISO 800, TRIPOD, A1 SERVO, Ev 0
Canon 40D, 100-400 + 1.4 TC 11
NR TOPAZ
USM
Gaussian to BG, few whites burned in BG
Bellbird going "bonk".
Rarely captured in the open; here at Finca Lerida, Panama
f 8, 1/80, ISO 800, TRIPOD, A1 SERVO, Ev 0
Canon 40D, 100-400 + 1.4 TC 11
NR TOPAZ
USM
Gaussian to BG, few whites burned in BG
Hi Richard, Really cool pose and nice rich colors, the BG is a bit distracting but I think the pose and colors of the bird is enough to hold the viewers attention.
Don Lacy
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Thanks Don
I was hoping someone would say that
I will never forget that place (must go back), never say never, but I dont think many people will ever see one of these guys too much out of the BG mess if they will ever see one at all. I waited 4 hours on the first day and, although their calls were all around caught glimpses only of the birds. The second visit gave me the chance to grab this, and a fair number of shots, fortunately from tripod. I spoke to someone there who actually saw young birds being trained to call by the male - oh what a shot that would be.
I can hear him from here. Great shot in the habitat they are found in.
Richard, good pose and thx for the information. Some birds are hard to get against clean BG without setups/ calls/ hides...ideally a combination of all.
I find the shot a little overprocessed for my taste.