This is a male Elegant Trogon in winter at Lake Patagonia, Arizona.
I originally posted this shot in "out of the box" because I had cloned out a few branches and therefore it was "manipulated". After thinking about it, I decided that cloning wouldn't qualify as manipulation in the "out of the box" cat. What is the definition of "manipulated"?
The image was made with Fuji Provia 100 and a Nikon 8008s, Tokina 400af f5.6 lens, set at f11, 1/250sec with fill flash set at -.7 exp. comp. Scanned with an HP Photosmart 20/20.
Quite a beautiful bird, Dan. The pose is nice, and the vertical comp is apt for this image. I have never seen this species in real life but I can't help thinking that you could desaturate the reds some. The eye looks soft. I absolutely love the tail feathers!!
Thanks for the tips guys! I ran the file through Noise Ninja and then selectively sharpened the eye only using Nik sharpener pro. I also saturated the reds +1. Dan
Gorgeous subject, and you did him justice. Great pose and perch and nice background. Colors and details are superb. Repost looks great. The only thing I might do is clone out the LL corner dark brown oof stick,
Elegant Trogon
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