Barred Antshrike

Gallery: AvianPosted October 19, 2010142 views9 comments

Olympus E-3, 300mm x 2.0TC, tripod
f10, 1/80, ISO800

Taken in Panama last winter. Later afternoon, under heavy overcast. I'd been shooting herons closer in when this guy flew up. I failed to dial my f-stop back a bit; I wish I had because it would have blurred the background more.

Cropped by 50%. Selective sharpening.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 19, 2010 at 11:31 PM

What a cool looking bird Jim. I like that pose and perch. It looks like the image quality on the large post may have suffered due to the extreme crop. Thanks for posting this different looking bird.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on October 19, 2010 at 11:32 PM

Nice shot of a cool looking bird. I agree the bird probably would have popped a little more from a more OOF BG but I'm not much bothered by the BG that you have.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 20, 2010 at 5:07 AM

A really cool looking bird Jim. The BG is fine as is IMO. The combination of ISO 800 and 50% crop is apparent in the IQ on this shot. Cutting back your f and then dropping the ISO might have helped in that respect.

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Comment posted by Chris Ross on October 20, 2010 at 7:28 AM

Nice image Jim, great looking bird, don't mind the BG, though I may try a little noise reduction on the BG.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on October 20, 2010 at 9:31 AM

I think it looks good considering the crop. Maybe a touch more NR in the BG.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 20, 2010 at 10:23 AM

Nice image. I think the separation between the bird and the background is fine. It works for me.

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Comment posted by Sally King on October 20, 2010 at 10:26 AM

I think this shot is quite good for such a large crop. Neat bird. Kind of comical looking. I think he stands out well from the background. I would love to have taken this shot.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on October 20, 2010 at 4:07 PM

Very interesting looking bird Jim. With such a lrge crop detaill is not as sharp as it could be. Nice perch, and a terrific head turn. I might crop a little more from the top because of the distracting brown stuff in the ULC and then remove some from the right to balance it out. Just a thought. Cool bird Jim.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 20, 2010 at 9:51 PM

That black and white plumage stands out nicely against the green bg, Jim. Nice image and a sweet pose.

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