Summer Tanager

[Richard Unsworth]

Hi

Location, Playa Negra, Finca Loco Natural

for days I had heard these birds, which have a distinctive call, but had been unable to get any kind of shot.
They are quite shy and skittish and do not come into close proximity or the open very often
One evening I was watching from the house platform and plonk, right into full view, 2 secs, one burst and gone

Canon 7D 100-400
Ev +.33 ISO 800, low light, cloudy, hand held, SS 1/400 F5.6
Raw conversion DPP, SS and S&H adj in CS5

[gail bisson]

Excellent shot. Love how the head is cocked a bit. Really nice complimentary BG to go with the red. If I had one wish I would wish the OOF branch wasn't there. I like the vertical comp. I can't decide if the eye needs a bit of sharpening or if it is the reflection. Will wait for others to chime in,
Gail

[Richard Unsworth]

Thanks Gail

yeah, eye is a little complex - if I mess with it I will make it look like Gonzo for sure

quick clone on the , branches

[gail bisson]

Love, love the repost!! really allows for the bird to grab the eye.
Gail

[Craig Kerr]

Richard - Love the image.... Colours and detail on the bird are excellent...
Repost does your image justice :-)

[ramesh anantharaman]

What a beautiful Bird. love the repost here.

[Carmelo Cannova]

Excellent repost. I really like this type of BG. Nice details in the feathers and well exposed too.

Carmelo

[arash_hazeghi]

nice colors and sharp details with good processing. The issues that I see are HA and it seems like the critical focus was on the back but overall a nice shot, it will be a winner when you nail the focus and HA :)

[Steve Large]

Hi Richard,
Nice back detail and great color! If you want them to come closer just get a copy of IBird on your smart phone or IPod and play the male's typical song. I used that with Western Tanagers last summer and they were practically bouncing off of the camera.

Steve