Keel-billed Toucan

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken at a setup in Costa Rica. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
500L f4
ISO 400
f/5.6
1/100
Tripod

[Marina Scarr]

This bird and photo just blows me away!!!! The colors are out of this world. The BG is lovely and works so well with your subject. I like the grasses on the perch. Was this a set up by any chance? I don't ask to be critical. It's just that it seems so perfect. Love the angle of the bird as well and you have nice muted light.

[Jim Crosswell]

This bird and photo just blows me away!!!! The colors are out of this world. The BG is lovely and works so well with your subject. I like the grasses on the perch. Was this a set up by any chance? I don't ask to be critical. It's just that it seems so perfect. Love the angle of the bird as well and you have nice muted light.

Thanks Marina. I indicated that it was a setup. It was great to be this close to the Toucans.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Super colours and I love the diffused light. I usually prefer a diagonal perch, but in this case I think the horizontal perch is quite striking...and well place at the bottom third of the frame. I wouls actually rotate the image CCW a wee bit so that perch is perfectly horizontal. Perhaps some fill would have given you a bit more detail on the belly. Very nice overall!!

[ramesh anantharaman]

Oh the colours on this one are so striking. very well done here.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Fantastic bird, colors, light, perch and bg. Gorgeous image, Jim!

[Sid Garige]

Killer portrait of very colorful bird. Awesome job.

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely pose details and colors, might try to recover more details in the blacks

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, lovely soft light, and this fellow certainly has an array of colours. Just love the lichen covered perch, together with the leaning pose.

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Wow, what color and details!

[Wynand van Wyk]

The colours of this bird is truly amazing! Love the background and detail as well.

Overall a super image!

[Melissa Groo]

Wow, what a fantastic bird and capture, Jim! How can something this fantastical exist! That just stuns me. Beautifully composed and executed.

[Doug Brown]

Great looking bird Jim! Love the sharp eye. The perch is a little too horizontal for me; a slight angle would look more natural IMO. I would also boost saturation in the bird a bit. I'll be photographing Toucans on Sunday!

[Josh Clark]

Great colors on this guy Jim. The BOKH of the BG really compliment the colors of the bird. Really striking image.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.

[Dan Behm]

Jim,
Excellent...The colors of the bird and BG all tie and compliment each other well making for a very pleasing image. Congrats!!!

[Jim Crosswell]

Here is a rotated version.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Man, I take my original suggestion back. I had suggested rotating to make the perch perfectly straight horizontally...but at an angle like this is MUCH better!