Cherrie's Tanager (female)

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken in Costa Rica. It was a setup located near a feeding area. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 400
f/7.1
1/800s
-0.33Ev
Tripod

[Dumay de Boulle]

Love the perch and BG...DOF just enough on head, chest and feet!

[Dumay de Boulle]

Love the perch and BG...DOF just enough on head, chest and feet!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Jim, nice pose, details, colors and BG. has that forest feel which I liked.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, good inquisitive pose, and I like the array of colours from the beak to the chest. Stands out well against your green BG. If this were mine, I would darken the tiny speck of catchlight.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Stuart I noticed the catchlight just after posting it and cloned it out but just missed the one hour window to edit it.

[Chris Martinez]

What I particularly like is the combination of light angle and pose. Made for some cool little shadows on the head.

I think the DOF works well considering the tail is in shadow. Inquisitive poses always appeal to me