Purple Gallinule

Gallery: AvianPosted March 4, 2010150 views14 comments

Olympus E-3, 300mm x 2.0TC, tripod
f6.3, 1/320, ISO800

Gamboa, Panama. Full frame, tripod collapsed to lowest setting. Late afternoon, overcast.

C & C, please.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 4, 2010 at 5:02 AM

Nice one Jim - like the peek-a-boo feel of this and the contrast between the blue of the bird and the greens of the leaves

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on March 4, 2010 at 6:59 AM

Another good one Jim.
I do believe you have us all wanting to go to Panama.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 4, 2010 at 8:57 AM

I enjoy this image very much Jim. The BIH aspects are excellent, DOF, exposure on the darks/reds and composition are great, and I really like the way the irridescence shows up so well. One of your very best IMO.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 4, 2010 at 9:06 AM

What makes this more than just a photo of a Gallinule is the habitat inclusion and the pose of the bird which almost mimics the vegetation, wonderful presentation.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 4, 2010 at 9:14 AM

Jim, this is beautiful. excellent pose, great habitat, very sharp, and nicely lit. I like this a lot.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on March 4, 2010 at 9:29 AM

Love this, Jim! It's exactly how I imagined I would find them - reminds me of the Purple Swamphens from South-east Asia.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on March 4, 2010 at 10:06 AM

Jim:
It's an outstanding shot. The low angle, habitat, nice curve of the birds body and neck, and the excellent exposure of the blues are all just terrific.

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 4, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Very nice shot and composition with habitat. A pleasure to view, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 4, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Jim, I like the exposure, colors and this comp really works for me. Nice job!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on March 4, 2010 at 10:31 AM

Very nice intimate shot. I was pondering the placement of the Gallinule, since it is somewhat centered. And the body is facing right, while the head is turned left. My conclusion is that it is fine as posted, but another possible crop would be to take about 10-15% off the right and top. This is just personal preference of course and I love it just the way it is.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 4, 2010 at 11:17 AM

Jim,

This is one of your best images, I have nothing to suggest for improvement. I know from experience that settings like this can be very challenging, highlights in the background can easily be blown and so can the shield of this species, but this looks great. Gorgeous colors & details in the plumage of the bird.

Would love to have this image in my files.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 4, 2010 at 5:34 PM

Nicely done, Jim! I've nver been able to find any of these.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 4, 2010 at 6:26 PM

Great shot Jim. I love the colors in this shot.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Erik Van de Water on March 5, 2010 at 12:51 AM

Great idea to add the weather conditions! I'll start doing that too. Good sense of place is established by this image and the partially hidden bird is intriguing. Nice!

Registered on February 27, 2010, 6 Posts, 72 Comments