Masked Trogon

Gallery: AvianPosted June 21, 2010217 views17 comments

Finally found some time to explore the photos from my recent trip to Ecuador with Nate. I was like a kid in a candy store, all the subjects were fresh and brand new. We found this masked trogon at Bellavista, one of several great places we stayed and photographed at. The trip was incredible as were all the folks who photographed with us on this unique adventure.

I appreciate all your comments and suggestions.

Canon 40D, 100-400mm, f5.6, 1/60, ISO 800

Ken Archer

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on June 21, 2010 at 11:20 PM

Trogons are one of my favourite birds in South-East Asia. I would love to see this South American cousin one day. Beautifully taken!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 22, 2010 at 12:06 AM

awesome bird, Ken, and nice details. I might darken the top of the bill just a little.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on June 22, 2010 at 2:34 AM

Great shot,Ken

Very nice colors and details.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on June 22, 2010 at 7:25 AM

Beautiful Ken

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Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on June 22, 2010 at 8:25 AM

WoW Ken, what beautiful colors and detail. Great pirch, really special.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on June 22, 2010 at 10:27 AM

Ken, Fantastic subject and you did well isolating it. I do wish the OOF branch at the bottom were not cutting across the tail-but I do understand the degree of difficulty in getting this shot. Beautiful sharp details. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 22, 2010 at 11:07 AM

What a colorful bird and good job of handling the range of colors in this image. Sounds like a great trip. Well done.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on June 22, 2010 at 3:26 PM

What an amazing species! Would have excited me too to see this species. The details on the larger version are phenomenal. Super pose and perch.

Only change I can think of is to tone down the bright spot in the background top near the head. It draws the eye away from the subject.

Thanks for sharing this.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 22, 2010 at 6:08 PM

Absolutely beautiful - what a great find.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 22, 2010 at 6:18 PM

Cool capture of a gorgeous bird, Ken. Wish that bit of branch crossing the tail wasn't there, but obviously you made the best of this opportunity.

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Comment posted by Stephen on June 22, 2010 at 8:39 PM

Great detail and nice saturation of color...I'm jealous of this "exotic."

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on June 22, 2010 at 9:30 PM

Hi Ken,
Great looking species. I especially like that eye ring. The colors are just beautiful. The branch across his tail is unfortunate but the strong colors of the bird directs your eye more towards the upper part of the image so that the branch becomes less of a distraction.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 22, 2010 at 11:03 PM

Beautiful job on a very tough exposure, Ken. I love the moss and this is incredibly sharp.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on June 23, 2010 at 5:12 PM

Fascinating these Ecuador species, it must be a fantastic trip. Lovely looking bird with beautiful colours and great detail. I use to have this camera set up and you've done well to get the whole bird sharp at f5.6 and the noise level looks fine for iso800. Graham

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 23, 2010 at 5:59 PM

Sounds like so much fun. Great find and capture

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 24, 2010 at 1:08 PM

Wonderful detail and colors in this Ken, it was great to have you along on the trip!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 28, 2010 at 7:07 AM

Excellent sharpness/detail, love the colors of this exotic bird..
That moss along the perch adds well also.
Sounds like you had a wonderful time of it, I envy your travels.
Well done

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