Collared Inca Dive Bomber

[Bill Holsten]

Photographed at Guango Lodge, Ecuador on the east slope of the Andes earlier this year.

Canon 1DIV, 300mm, f22, 1/200", ISO 800, multi-flash setup.

C & C welcome,
Bill

[gail bisson]

WOW!! Well done Bill. He/she looks like an Olympic diver. Love the pose and great BG. Can you tease out a bit of detail under the birds' left wing? well done and wish this was in my files,
Gail

[Bill Holsten]

Gail,

I believe this to be a male, but it is difficult to be sure with this species. The female has more green on the back and sides. This repost has a bit of detail under the left wing "teased out", but it is not much and is difficult to see at such low resolutiion. Had I gone further, it would have been more like "manufacturing" than "teasing".

Thanks for the kind words,
Bill

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of sweet little bird with lovely composition. Great action pose and nice bg.Perfect timing.

[Alan Murphy]

Killer pose for this species. A wonderful image.

[Doug Brown]

Fantastic pose Bill, and nicely controlled whites. I'd consider another round of sharpening on the bird.

[Peter Seidel]

Great image. Feather detail is a little soft, but this one is all about the pose - very striking.

Pete

[Yves Guillot]

Very unusaul and interesting pose! Would love tohave it in my files! Congrats!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

This is all about the pose, yes. Terrific shot. Agree with Doug about a round of sharpening.