Violet-Tailed Sylph

Gallery: AvianPosted September 9, 2010306 views11 comments

Ecuador, June 2010

Although I didn't really want a pano for this shot, not much choice with a tail like this!

D300s
300mm
Subject dist: 3.76m
1/125 sec, f/22
Mode: Manual
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
White balance: Auto
Flash: multiple synched strobes

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on September 9, 2010 at 8:07 AM

It's sticking it's tong out at you! Nice job freezing the action and capturing the wings in a great position. I like the pano crop. Really emphasizes the tail.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 9, 2010 at 8:14 AM

Cool. The pano works here. With the colors and silken textures it feels Oriental. Nice job, Sandy.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 9, 2010 at 10:18 AM

Looks really nice in the larger version. Beautiful. Wonderful bright colors.
The pano crop works well with that magnificent tail. Don't know how much you cropped away, but I wouldn't mind a bit more space all around.

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on September 9, 2010 at 4:48 PM

Beautiful ..

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on September 9, 2010 at 7:31 PM

I love the crop and the sharpness and the colors...works extremely well

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 9, 2010 at 9:48 PM

The large version looks great Sandy, if it were mine I would have included some more room on the bottom.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 9, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Awesome shot, Sandy!

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on September 10, 2010 at 4:05 PM

Very colorful...nice capture!

Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 11, 2010 at 2:14 PM

Gosh, what a long tail! Because of the tail I like the pano crop you used. Interesting background.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 11, 2010 at 3:07 PM

Another sweet one Sandy! The pano crop works great this beauty.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 11, 2010 at 3:18 PM

What a beautiful bird Sandy... and that tail! Before printing It might be worth the effort to reduce the saturation. The red hibiscus' color seems a little over saturated and a secondary effect might result in more detail in the bird's feathers. Brilliant colors tend to bleed. Definitely a winner in any event.

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